Can't Install Postgresql

[taneujin]

I have a RH 7.2 and I want to install postgresql. The first attempt resulted in some failed dependencies. I proceeded to attempt the installation with this command

# rpm -i *.rpm --nodeps

It seems to run ok but when I type postgres (as postgres user), it said that it can't find the /var/lib/data/pg_ctrl. Upon checking /var/lib, there are only 2 directores in it, backup and data. Nothing else.

So I downloaded the rpm to fulfill the libssl.so.1 and libcrypt.so.1 and then typed

# rpm -ivF *.rpm

This time, no more failed dependencies.

But when I return to the /var/lib, again there is nothing there except for the 2 directories.

I tried
#rpm -e *.rpm
to try to remove but it said that postgre(all of the packages) is not installed

but when I put -i, it said that it is already installed.

Any advice on how I can get this working?

 

[rycamor]

This is one of the problems with RPM. Once something is not exactly where you expect it, it is a real pain to fix.

My recommendation: try compiling PostgreSQL from the source code.

Here is my post on how to do this in FreeBSD. It shouldn't be too different on Linux: thread699-52163 -------------------------------------------

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