[postgis-users] Re: Newbie needs assistance

[Randy Burkhardt]

I am going to suggest you and your brother check out the Kubuntu Linux
distribution.  It is based on Debian Linux instead of RedHat.  I
recently switched to Kubuntu from RedHat and I am very pleased.  It
has a lot of 'out of the box functionality' so is relatively easy to
work with; so I am doing my trial installations of PostGIS on
postgresql-8.1.3; the installer Adept that comes with Kubuntu does a
good job of helping bring in all the programs and libraries that are
needed to make the PostGIS installation happen, and ends up being a
lot of fun to watch it work actually.
Kubuntu is Ubuntu except it uses the KDE desktop and windows where
Ubuntu uses the Gnome desktop and windows.  Both equally good, I like
the look and feel of KDE; hence I chose Kubuntu.
Now some hints I picked up on this list and elsewhere:
http://postgis.refractions.net/docs/ch02.html#id2855095
http://fsiu.uwc.ac.za/gis/index.php?module=wiki&action=wikilink&pagename=PostGisInstallUbuntu
If you decide to give it a try or you wish to see my notes (I think
I'm a few weeks ahead of you on this) email me.
Cheers

On 5/26/06, Ryan Sutton <sutton.ryan at gmail.com> wrote:
> I suggested that, but are open source applications that are ported to
> Windows truly equal to the native *nix version?  Performance,
> functionality, online assistance?  His goal is to be as native as
> possible in the event he must host it on a University server running
> Solaris.
>
> I think I will try the win32 binaries regardless.....
>
>
> Paul Ramsey wrote:
> > Not to short-circuit your fun, but why doesn't your brother just use
> > the Windows versions of PostgreSQL/PostGIS? Think of all the time
> > you'll save! :)
> >
> > PgSQL: http://www.postgresql.org/ftp/binary/v8.1.4/win32/
> > PostGIS: http://www.webbased.co.uk/mca
> >
> > P
> >
> > On 26-May-06, at 6:53 PM, Ryan Sutton wrote:
> >
> >> I have been using linux for over 5 years, never have used Postgre.
> >> My database knowledge is very limited to basic admin functions for MS
> >> SQL and MySQL.  Well, my brother's GIS master's thesis project
> >> requires the use of PostGIS.  He has 0 linux experience.  He called
> >> me to help him get the server stuff working.
> >>
> >> I loaded FC5 on a spare Dell Demension P4 512mb XP system (dual boot
> >> not that it matters).  Yum update is current.  Postgre is 8.1.4 which
> >> was installed via yumgroup, not the CDs.  When I attempt to install
> >> the FC4 RPMs for PostGIS, it complains it needs Postgre 8.1.1, plus
> >> some dependencies (which got installed).  I ended up using the
> >> --nopeds option to install PostGIS.  Is this a bad idea or should it
> >> work?   This PC is not important, so if I must use FC4, I can do that
> >> too.   The thesis project is the sole purpose of this install.  I
> >> have never used Fedora till now, but it seems close enough to Centos,
> >> I feel right at home using it.
> >>
> >> Can someone recommend a dummy guide for PostGre?  I need to verify
> >> both Postgre and Postgis are installed correctly and functional.
> >> This is the first posting I have made.  If I should be submitting to
> >> a different forum, please advise.
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> Ryan
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