looking for db recommendation

[Bryan O'Neal]

I don't think any one doubts postgresqls ability to run his db effectively,
instead we doubt its ease of use.  MS Access it is not ;) 

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mz wrote:
> I'm migrating from M$ WinXP to openSUSE 11.0. At the moment I'm 
> looking for a db for simple personal use.
>
> I have a music collection db in M$ Access. There are about 1900 
> records w/ six variables. The collection is mostly vinyl LPs (i.e., 
> entered by
> hand) with another 2000 LPs not yet in the db. If possible, I'd like 
> to do a simple import w/ minimal clean up to avoid re-entering the 
> existing records.
>
> What are the recommendations for a db and how best to accomplish the 
> migration?
>
> TIA,
> Mark Z.
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It won't be a popular answer, but Postgres! Stable and rock-solid means
you'll never lose data, and the documentation and community are pretty
top-notch IMHO. For such a small number of records, it will also be more
than speed-competitive with the lighter DBs.

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