First, another frustration, then a solution, and then a complaint for the Ubuntu team:
The other frustration: I tried to update my cluster from 8.3 to 8.4, but it won't let me do so without 8.3 started up. So, now I'm really in a fix--seems there's no way to get my data back out of 8.3. Solution: Turn off 8.4 using something like boot-up manager. Next, from the command line, issue this: sudo apt-get install postgresql-8.3 . This reinstalls 8.3, but doesn't mess with the 8.3 data. Now, 8.3 can be started up. It'll be possible to either continue using 8.3 or update cluster to 8.4. Ta da! Complaint: Here's the bind the 9.10 upgrade puts postgresql users in: It apparently erases enough of 8.3 so it can't be started, but not so much that a non-expert user can tell, either from command line or boot-up manager, that 8.3 needs to be reinstalled (there's a warning during installation about 8.3, but I ignored that when boot-up manager let me turn 8.3 on and off). Also, when attempting to start 8.3, there are no error messages to tip the user off that anything is wrong. In addition, the fact that 8.3 has been partially removed means that data from 8.3 cannot be accessed and the data cluster can't be upgraded to the newly installed 8.4. 8.3 can't be reinstalled from Synaptic. I suspect many users won't think they can do so from apt-get. This is an unnecessary situation--I suspect 8.3 does not need to be uninstalled--that didn't occur in previous version upgrades. -- Postgresql 8.3 no longer starting on upgrade to karmic https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/507222 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
