Postgresql – Installing PostgreSQL on FreeBSD (with ports)

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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…

Best Answer

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