Thanks, I try that. I was expecting something like Oracle or DB2 UDB. I would like to have somekind of gui interface. Anyone any suggestions (I recall something called "knoda")?

wayne

>Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 19:49:36 +0800
> plug@plug.linux.org.au Ryan <ryan@prodigital.net.au> Re: [plug] postgresqlReply-To: plug@plug.linux.org.au
>
>
>>I installed SuSE 7.3 Prof; but I noticed that postgresql was not 
>>installed, so I did an update install of it (Yast2). When I like at the 
>>installed packages, it's there; but I can't seem to execute it, and it 
>>doesn't appear in any KDE menus.
>
>By itself it doesn't do anything visual, it just serves.  You need to 
>install postgresql-client to obtain utilities such as the interactive SQL 
>terminal 'psql'.  There are also some GUI clients that I don't use and 
>therefore can't remind you of their names.  psql probably won't show up in 
>any menus either, it's an interactive command line tool.  Maybe it is 
>already installed?
>
>http://www.au.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/7.1/admin/  <- That takes 
>you through a very in-depth compilation and installation procedure, of 
>which most you have probably had done for you if you installed it from 
>binary.  Still relevant though for setting up user accounts and access 
>permissions etc.
>
>Lots more to say, but the postgresql website above is probably to best 
>place to point you so you don't miss anything.
>
>Ryan




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