JPA Performance, Don't Ignore the Database

http://weblogs.java.net/blog/caroljmcdonald/archive/2009/08/28/jpa-performance-dont-ignore-database-0

Install Postgresql 9.1 in Ubuntu 9.04

first install python-software-properties:
sudo apt-get install python-software-properties

now add repository and update apt.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pitti/postgresql
sudo apt-get update

now instal postgresql
sudo apt-get install postgresql-9.1 libpq-dev

Now change the postgres user password (still running as root):
su postgres
psql -d postgres -U postgres
alter user postgres with password 'a';
\q

To install GUI client pgsql
sudo apt-get install pgadmin3

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