This is fantastic, thanks Joan for this great work. Cheers Garren
On Sun, Apr 23, 2017 at 9:45 AM, Joan Touzet <woh...@apache.org> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > Time for more great news - Debian & Ubuntu couchdb 2.0.0 packages are > ready for BETA testing. These packages support full auto-configuration > and upgrades from CouchDB 1.x. > > *Developers*: Please see https://github.com/apache/couchdb-pkg/pull/4 for > the nitty gritty details. > > *Users*: Would you like to test these CouchDB packages? Here's how! > > 1. Add this *TEMPORARY* repository to your /etc/apt/sources.list file. > There is support for Debian 8 (jessie), Ubuntu 12.04 (precise), Ubuntu > 14.04 (trusty) and Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial). Add only the appropriate line > from below for your distribution: > > deb https://atypical.net/couchdb-pkg/jessie / > deb https://atypical.net/couchdb-pkg/precise / > deb https://atypical.net/couchdb-pkg/trusty / > deb https://atypical.net/couchdb-pkg/xenial / > > 2. Run: > > # apt-get update > > 3. Run: > > # apt-get install couchdb > > and be sure to answer yes when prompted to install packages from an > untrusted source. > > If you want to be 100% sure you install the 2.0.0 version, you can run: > > # apt-get install couchdb=2.0.0-1 > > 4. Answer the questions when prompted. > > 5. Relax! CouchDB is running and ready for your data. Optionally, if > you upgraded from the couchdb 1.x packages, use /opt/couchdb/bin/couchup > to upgrade your databases. The tool has plenty of built-in --help at > your disposal. > > Pre-seeding > ----------- > If you are curious about pre-seeding answers to these questions for > automation purposes (e.g. chef/puppet/ansible/debian-installer), see: > > https://github.com/apache/couchdb-pkg/blob/debian_2.0/ > debian/README.Debian > > > NOTE > ==== > The temporary repository will be removed by 2017-05-01, or once an > official repository becomes available. The location of the official > repository has not yet been decided. > > *** DO NOT USE THE TEST REPOSITORY FOR PRODUCTION PURPOSES! *** > Only tears will result. > > > Looking forward to your feedback! > Joan >
