Recently I have been attempting to install Compiere. After spending a lot of time attempting to get it to work, I have given up installing it on PostgreSQL. I did however, get a little experience installing JDBC and PL/Java in the mean time.

I discovered in the process of attempting to install Oracle 10g express edition that it is an extraordinary memory hog. One might have thought that one might have something that might have lower system requirements than the full version. However, this is not the case.

The installation itself is about 2GB (meaning you need at least 2GB of free space and 352 MB RAM. The installation failed because it said I needed at least 700MB swap space to install on Linux based on these resources. Am I the only one who finds this disturbing? Why should an RDBMS require so much swap space?

After this experience, I have a much more profound appreciation for the quality RDBMS that is PostgreSQL. PostgreSQL will install fine on any of my computers if I need it to.

In short, thanks guys for such an awesome RDBMS. PostgreSQL will always remain my favorite.

Best Wishes,
Chris Travers
Metatron Technology Consulting
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