Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of UsersWikiPostGIS20Ubuntu1204

Timestamp:

May 5, 2012, 8:51:31 PM (12 years ago)

Author:

jeffmeyer

Comment:

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UsersWikiPostGIS20Ubuntu1204

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 === Installation using the existing Sharpie Oneiric PPA (Personal Package Archive) ===
 
-The good news: following these steps *will* install PostGIS 2.0 successfully.
+'''The good news:''' following these steps *will* install PostGIS 2.0 successfully.
 
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-The bad news: it still installs an older version of libGDAL - 1.7 - which is listed as "not recommended" in the [wiki:UsersWikiPostgreSQLPostGIS Support Matrix]. 
-libGDAL 1.9 is recommended.
+'''The bad news:''' it still installs older versions of libGDAL and libGEOS than are recommended in the [wiki:UsersWikiPostgreSQLPostGIS Support Matrix]. 
 
-Tricky thing: libGDAL 1.9 has been built to depend on libGEOS 3.3.2, and libGEOS 3.3.3 is listed as the preferred library in the Support Matrix.
+This install will install libGDAL 1.7, instead of the recommended 1.9. 
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+First tricky thing: the existing Precise PPA for libGDAL 1.9 has been built to depend on libGEOS 3.3.2, and libGEOS 3.3.3 is listed as the preferred library in the Support Matrix.
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+Second tricky thing: the way apt works, if you install everything from apt, you will still not be able to take advantage of these newer libraries. The only way to do that will be to install everything from source, which will make updating versions a little trickier down the road. This is your fork in the road: work with what you can get in the packaged install listed above, or move forward using the steps below.
 
 So, let's see if we can get all of the supporting libraries to the recommended versions.