Re: Databases for Linux

From: "Robert B(dot) Easter" <reaster(at)comptechnews(dot)com>
To: "Razvan Sandu" <rsandu(at)softhome(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Databases for Linux
Date: 2000-12-08 19:36:20
Message-ID: 0012081436201I.00289@comptechnews
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On Friday 08 December 2000 13:40, Razvan Sandu wrote:
> Hello!
>
> Would you please help me find some quick answers?
>
> I am in position to have to write, in a relatively short time, a database
> application.I have some previous experience in Microsoft Access, but I'm
> trying to
> eliminate Microsoft products from my LAN (at least in key points). So I try
> to write my small application (for my office) directly in some format that
> can be exploited under Linux.
>
> 1. Can someone recommend me an apropriate DBMS to use ? I have a RedHat
> Linux 7.0 PC acting as server and *no more software than that provided in
> the distro*. I tried Postgres, but it seems pretty cryptic.
>
> 2. Is there some free downloadable manuals for this DBMS ? - since I have
> to learn it from scratch ... In Postgres, I wasn't able to locate enough
> tutorial-like documentation to learn how to build a database and do
> something useful with it.
>
> 3. Is there any integrated system to create output listings and
> personalised reports, or I have to install and use some separate client
> software?
>
> 4. It is possible to use Microsoft Acces as a client/frontend for my
> database system? To have the data "warehouse" on the Linux server and
> create reports, queries and so on using Access, from Windows workstations
> ... Where can I find docs for that?
>
> Thanks a lot! A prompt response will be highly appreciated.
>
> Razvan
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