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Hey everyone, I am trying to install (using ports) PostgreSQL on a virtual server, running FreeBSD. My one question is this:

Which of the following should I install?

 postgresql-contrib postgresql-docs postgresql-jdbc postgresql-libpgeasy postgresql-libpq++ postgresql-libpqxx postgresql-odbc postgresql-pllua postgresql-plproxy postgresql-plpython postgresql-plruby postgresql-pltcl postgresql-relay postgresql-tcltk postgresql73-client postgresql73-server postgresql74-client postgresql74-server postgresql80-client postgresql80-server postgresql81-client postgresql81-server postgresql82-client postgresql82-server postgresql83-client postgresql83-server 

Thanks...

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    You need to do a portsnap since you are missing postgresql84. Commented Oct 14, 2009 at 23:21
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    DEFINITELY update your ports tree and use the postgresql84 ports. Many wonderful improvements over previous versions. Commented Jan 29, 2010 at 3:57

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I'd assume that the postgresql83- packages are the most up-to-date PostgreSQL packages available. So, install postgresql83-client and postgresql83-server.

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  • Do I have to install one before the other? Commented Oct 14, 2009 at 22:17
  • Just install them at the same time. It really shouldn't matter, though. Commented Oct 15, 2009 at 10:11
  • The order you install these in doesn't matter, but if you want something like what you would get from a postgres source installation you want both. Commented Jan 29, 2010 at 3:55
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Depends on what you want, no? If you want the server, use postgresql83-server.

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databases/postgresql84-server is the latest stable version in ports, so you probably want to go for it. However, as voretaq7 points out, you probably want to run 'portsnap fetch && portsnap update' to get your ports-tree up to date.

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