Re: Distribution shipped vs Postgres Repository

On Thu, Oct 13, 2016 at 7:51 AM, Rob Emery <re-pgsql(at)codeweavers(dot)net> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'm in the process of rebuilding our postgresql servers onto new
> hardware and I'm considering using the postgresql apt repository to
> install postgresql rather than using the version included with Debian
> jessie.
>
> Previously I've always used the distributed with debian version, but
> I'm curious as to whether most people use postgresql.orgs repo or the
> debian distro and their experiences either way.
>
> Any gotchas?
>
> Thanks,
> Rob
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The apt repository provided by the PostgreSQL community is used far more
often than the default one that comes with Debian in my experience. It
provides you access to the latest major version, no matter the version of
Debian/Ubuntu you're using. With the time gap between major debian
versions, this can be quite long and often runs into the default version
being outside the EOL of that postgresql version.

Keith