| From: | Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> |
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| To: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Cc: | Ivan Sergio Borgonovo <mail(at)webthatworks(dot)it> |
| Subject: | Re: Debian etch, backport postgresql 8.3 experiences? |
| Date: | 2008-04-23 10:04:08 |
| Message-ID: | 200804231204.09247.peter_e@gmx.net |
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Am Mittwoch, 23. April 2008 schrieb Ivan Sergio Borgonovo:
> I'd like to know if anyone has experience in using postgresql 8.3 for
> amd64.
There are probably thousands of people with that experience.
> How did you set up your apt config/source.list to just install the
> minimum required to install 8.3 and php drivers?
I'd say follow the instructions on backports.org.
> Considering I'm not concerned of a "short" downtime and the DB is
> pretty small what were your steps to safely upgrade on a production
> box? (that mean I can just backup and restore and avoid more
> complicated configurations involving slony).
That depends on what your production box currently runs.
> Is there a way to prepare for a safe "roll back" to the previous
> version? Does the backported package let you keep installed the
> previous version?
That also depends on which package/version your production box currently runs.
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