[ gpsdrive ] database problems

[Guenther Meyer]

Am Freitag 25 Januar 2008 schrieb carlo mecozzi:
> now I made a new clean installation of ubuntu 7.10 an updated. then I
> added the etch gpsdrive repository and I installed all needed including
> postgis, postgresql, python mapnik with all libboost dependencies, and
> openstreetmap world boundaries.
> now, could somebody describe step by step, the way to  install and use
> planet files. when I say " step by step" is because I know there must be
> an error in the first starting of the procedure: for instance, when I
> launch mapnik-osm-updater.sh, should I be "sudo" or "sudo su" ? any way
> I am not a programmer or a linux expert, so I often do not understand
> correctly the contents of this file or the other and I go on making
> mistakes. I just need help.
you should start it with sudo.
the process can take a very long time, especially if you are using a big 
excerpt or the whole planet.
everything else should have been said by Joerg, so this should work
if not, just tell us the messages or errors...

> if this is not the right place to ask for this low level support I need
> , just let me know.
this is exactly the right place for such questions :-)

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