Lukas Kahwe Smith wrote: ... >> apt-get install postgresql-8.1 postgresql-contrib-8.1 >> >> Voila! Tsearch installed at your fingertips. What else were you >> expecting? > > I expect this to be one package and I expect this to be what is pushed > as the default package on all platforms. If someone just sat in an pgsql > talk (or even a talk that mentions pgsql), has read an article, picked > up a book .. this is what he should be downloading and installing.
... > If PostgreSQL pushes FooSQL as its "packaged solution" at all > opportunities I am sure it would quickly get into the heads of people > and if done in a concerted effort along with the corporate sponsors it > could provide for a huge marketing opportunity and a slew of articles > from the press. But that is a topic for another list. > maybe the package should read: postgresql-heavy postgresql-complete or even as you seem to suggest: postgresql where the other parts are postgresql-clients, postgresql-server postgresql-contrib and so on. Beware, however, if "complete" means with gui clients, not all people would be happy if you pull X and friends to their unix servers :-) So whatever is in "complete" should depend on the target platform. I think the naming schema of the debian packages go in the right direction - maybe this can be harmonized along the distributions? Regards Tino Wildenhain ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
