[postgis-users] postgis installation on current Postgresql (8.1) database (on Debian)

[alex bodnaru]

hi assad,

i have packaged postgis for debian.
the packages are available from the debian-gis project.
using the source, you may even install on sarge/woody.

alex

Assad Jarrahian wrote:
> Hello,
>    I have postgres version 8.1 installed via apt-get and have a
> database already up and running. I wanted to add the distance
> functions and the rest of postgis capabilities to it. I am not sure
> how to go about installing postgis and giving the db access to it
> without disrupting much.
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> -assad
> p.s> I also cannot seem to find the contrib drectory to put the
> install tar under.
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