Well, the extension can be installed independently from the
postgresql-x.x-postgis-y.y package. But it’s still ridiculous that one
has to install all that if one just wants to convert shape files.
And yes, recurring automated shape to postgis conversion is a real
business need.
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> If you're afraid of X libraries on your headless server, [...]
As it stands, to get boring geometric functions into the PostgreSQL
server, you must also get: two Postscript/PDF interpreters, a multicast
DNS client library, ffmpeg AND libxine, a jpeg decoder, the PulseAudio
client library, the
If you're afraid of X libraries on your headless server, you should not
install the postgis package for its utilities.
shp2pgsql-gui will not be split off into its own package.
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