patch to enable vertica5 to be installed on ubuntu 10.04 (lucid)

vertica5-installer-ubuntu10.04.patch

--- /opt/vertica/oss/python/lib/python2.7/site-packages/vertica/network/SystemProfileFactory.py.orig	2011-09-15 14:28:14.000000000 -0400
+++ /opt/vertica/oss/python/lib/python2.7/site-packages/vertica/network/SystemProfileFactory.py	2011-09-15 14:29:51.000000000 -0400
@@ -142,8 +142,14 @@
                 if (res[0] == '0'):
                     opsys = DBinclude.OS_DEBIAN
                     return opsys, host
+
+                (status, res) = ssh.execute("grep \"squeeze\" /etc/debian_version", hide=True)
+                if (res[0] == '0'):
+                    opsys = DBinclude.OS_DEBIAN
+                    return opsys, host
+		
     
-                raise UnsupportedOSException("(%s) This version of Debian is unsupported." % host)
+                raise UnsupportedOSException("(%s) This version of Debian/Ubuntu is unsupported." % host)
     
     
     

looks like this has been discussed on the vertica forum:
http://my.vertica.com/forums/topic/trouble-installing-on-ubuntu-12-04/