I used apt-get on Linux Mint to install postgresql and postgres-xc.
I have access to psql, the postgres user exists, it's possible to create databases.
However, the server seems to be running on port 5433 and another process wants it to be on 5432.
I tried to use pg_ctl, postgres, initdb commands to change things, but the prompt says:
[1]postgres :/usr/local/pgsql/data > initdb The program 'initdb' is currently not installed. To run 'initdb' please ask your administrator to install the package 'postgres-xc' [127]postgres :/usr/local/pgsql/data > pg_ctl The program 'pg_ctl' is currently not installed. To run 'pg_ctl' please ask your administrator to install the package 'postgres-xc'
I have already installed postgres-xc. apt-get shows:
The following packages have unmet dependencies: postgres-xc : Depends: postgres-xc-client but it is not going to be installed E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
However, apt-get seems to get into a cycle of removing postgres packages as follows:
apt-get install postgres-xc-client Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required: libpq-dev Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove it. Suggested packages: postgres-xc postgresql-xc-doc The following packages will be REMOVED: postgresql postgresql-9.1 postgresql-client-9.1 postgresql-client-common postgresql-common postgresql-server-dev-9.1 The following NEW packages will be installed: postgres-xc-client 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 6 to remove and 79 not upgraded. Need to get 0 B/1,572 kB of archives. After this operation, 14.8 MB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y (Reading database ... 181442 files and directories currently installed.) Removing postgresql ... Removing postgresql-9.1 ... * Stopping PostgreSQL 9.1 database server
[ OK ] Removing postgresql-client-9.1 ... Removing postgresql-server-dev-9.1 ... Removing postgresql-common ... * No PostgreSQL clusters exist; see "man pg_createcluster" Removing 'diversion of /usr/bin/pg_config to /usr/bin/pg_config.libpq-dev by postgresql-common' Removing postgresql-client-common ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Processing triggers for ureadahead ... Selecting previously unselected package postgres-xc-client. (Reading database ... 180528 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking postgres-xc-client (from .../postgres-xc-client_1.0.2-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Setting up postgres-xc-client (1.0.2-1ubuntu1) ...
I have read the postgres manual at: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/interactive/installation.html
and it warns
(If you are installing a pre-packaged distribution, such as an RPM or Debian package, ignore this chapter and read the packager's instructions instead.)
But I can't find any Debian-based instructions for repairing the broken packages.
Edit for clarity:
I can find general Debian-based suggestions for using apt-get install -f but there seems to be a specific conflict between postgresql and postgres-xc
The following extra packages will be installed: postgresql-9.1 postgresql-client-9.1 postgresql-client-common postgresql-common Suggested packages: oidentd ident-server locales-all The following packages will be REMOVED: postgres-xc-client The following NEW packages will be installed: postgresql postgresql-9.1 postgresql-client-9.1 postgresql-client-common postgresql-common 0 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 1 to remove and 79 not upgraded. Need to get 0 B/3,319 kB of archives. After this operation, 11.4 MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? n
There doesn't seem to be any document written by anyone who has successfully used apt-get to install postgres.
There is a suggestion for how to delete everything at:
http://www.iasptk.com/ubuntu-debian/15825-ubuntu-fix-broken-package-best-solution
but that doesn't get the software stack working, that just gets rid of old broken stuff without fixing it.
