On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 12:51 PM, dfx <dfx@xxxxxx> wrote: > dear Sirs, > > is there on the web a simple guide (for "idiots") to install postgresql on > CentOS 5.2 using only a ssh connection? (no web browser, no graphical > capability). My first problem is to download using ftp instead a web > browser. > > The default installation (#>yum install opstresql)suggest the version 8.1 > but I would like to install the latest 8.3, so I suppose that I have to > change some file containing yum directive per postgresql. > > Actually postgresql is no installed, so I don't have to unistall and/or > backup. If you want to use the pgsql version that's included with RHEL 5.2 you can just use yum: yum list | grep -i "postgres" to see a list of packages. sudo yum install "postgresql*" to install everything. If you want to run the latest and greatest, then you can dl the files via wget and / or lynx. Using a web browser, and wandering about ftp://ftp.postgresql.org you'll find this directory: ftp://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/binary/v8.3.7/linux/rpms/redhat/rhel-5-x86_64/ right click on the packages and copy the link into your buffer, then in your ssh terminal, type in: wget ftp://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/binary/v8.3.7/linux/rpms/redhat/rhel-5-x86_64/ftp://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/binary/v8.3.7/linux/rpms/redhat/rhel-5-x86_64/postgresql-server-8.3.7-1PGDG.rhel5.x86_64.rpm and wait for it to finish. If it gets stopped halfway through, use wget -c ftp://.... (rest of url here) to start where you left off. Or just use ftp. Or lynx. Then when you've got them all in a directory ready to install, do: sudo rpm --install *.rpm in that directory. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
