From: | Rich Shepard <rshepard(at)appl-ecosys(dot)com> |
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To: | pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: what Linux to run |
Date: | 2012-02-28 20:46:38 |
Message-ID: | alpine.LNX.2.00.1202281243290.3501@salmo.appl-ecosys.com |
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On Tue, 28 Feb 2012, hamann(dot)w(at)t-online(dot)de wrote:
> one thing you might want to consider is system lifetime: some distro may
> be set up so that you more or less have to reinstall within 2 years, if
> you plan to use update service - others may be longer. Now, fast
> development is great AND allows you to change to better hardware easily.
> It does however mean that you might get surprised with a different
> postgres version at times you dont really like it. If you plan to install
> from source, this would not be of any concern
Wolfgang,
Most updates fix security vulnerabilities. If you keep current with those
there's not a compelling need to upgrade the distribution itself unless you
want to do so. There's a distinction between the distribution itself
(kernel, and GNU tools) and the end-user applications bundled with the
distribution. Also, the distributions with which I'm familiar allow you to
select the applications to upgrade so you can avoid surprises.
Rich
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