hi, i've been trying for the last couple of weeks to get postgresql running on my home computer, so that i can simulate the COSC326 (Database Management) labs on my home computer, i.e. i need to be able to:Does Redhat not provide an RPM to install it for you?
create & run a PostgreSQL server create & maintain PostgreSQL databases have jdbc support
is any1 on this list who's confident installing & configuring postgresql & who would be willing to help an extremely grateful student get it running? - i can pay money :) i have been reading the documentation, attempting to install the program & asking questions on pgsql mailing lists, but i'm still not really getting anywhere - & i'm reaching the edge of my sanity. can any1 help me?
cheers, sam
my computer details:
Dell Inspiron 600m Notepad (1.4GHz,512RAM)
i686
Red Hat 9.0
I know you can download the source code and compile it - but going from my experience it is much simpler to use the precompiled package (this is true in Debian anyway).
In this case it was just a matter of installing the packages - and it even puts the postmaster startup script into init.d so that the server gets started at boot. That of course may not apply to Redhat.
