On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 11:59 AM, Jens Rantil <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Mehdi, > > Thank you for you response. Sadly, compiling from source is not an option > for me, as I might want to role out to numerous machines automatically. > Therefor, a Debian package would be the optimal way to go.
Couchdb packages past 0.11 are available for some versions of debian, for example, on ubuntu lucid lynx you can install 1.0.1 from the backport: http://packages.ubuntu.com/lucid-backports/couchdb Depending on your specific OS this might be an option. > > Regards, > Jens > > On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 11:10 AM, Mehdi El Fadil <[email protected] >> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Installation from source on a Debian-based system is straightforward. I >> could do it following the instructions from the couchdb guide: >> http://guide.couchdb.org/editions/1/en/source.html >> >> good luck >> >> On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 2:16 AM, Jens Rantil <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> > Hi, >> > >> > I am considering deploying CouchDB on a Debian system. >> > >> > I have noticed that the Debian package for CouchDB is rather old [1]. The >> > latest package version contains CouchDB 0.11.0 and currently there is a >> > security patch that is still to be added to the package[2]. My question >> is >> > really, would you recommend using 0.11.0 for production use? I mean, it >> is >> > included in Debian stable. Or, are there alternative ways to create a >> > Debian >> > package for later versions of CouchDB? Or is a later package hosted on an >> > alternative repository? >> > >> > To speed up the process to get the Debian package up to par with the >> > latest/later CouchDB release(s), maybe the Ubuntu package[3] could used >> as >> > a >> > template? >> > >> > [1] http://packages.qa.debian.org/c/couchdb.html >> > [2] http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/couchdb >> > [3] https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/couchdb >> > >> > I'd be grateful if anyone has any tips on deploying on a Debian system. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Jens >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> * >> Mehdi El Fadil >> * >> <http://www.mango-is.com> >> >
