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Installing MySQL on Linux
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The recommended way to install MySQL on Linux is by using an RPM file.
The MySQL RPMs are currently being built on a RedHat Version 6.2 system
but should work on other versions of Linux that support `rpm' and use
`glibc'.

If you have problems with an RPM file, for example, if you receive the
error "`Sorry, the host 'xxxx' could not be looked up'", see Note:
Binary notes-Linux.

The RPM files you may want to use are:

   * `MySQL-VERSION.i386.rpm'

     The MySQL server.  You will need this unless you only want to
     connect to a MySQL server running on another machine.

   * `MySQL-client-VERSION.i386.rpm'

     The standard MySQL client programs. You probably always want to
     install this package.

   * `MySQL-bench-VERSION.i386.rpm'

     Tests and benchmarks. Requires Perl and msql-mysql-modules RPMs.

   * `MySQL-devel-VERSION.i386.rpm'

     Libraries and include files needed if you want to compile other
     MySQL clients, such as the Perl modules.

   * `MySQL-VERSION.src.rpm'

     This contains the source code for all of the above packages. It
     can also be used to try to build RPMs for other architectures (for
     example, Alpha or SPARC).

To see all files in an RPM package, run:
     shell> rpm -qpl MySQL-VERSION.i386.rpm

To perform a standard minimal installation, run:

     shell> rpm -i MySQL-VERSION.i386.rpm MySQL-client-VERSION.i386.rpm

To install just the client package, run:

     shell> rpm -i MySQL-client-VERSION.i386.rpm

The RPM places data in `/var/lib/mysql'. The RPM also creates the
appropriate entries in `/etc/rc.d/' to start the server automatically
at boot time.  (This means that if you have performed a previous
installation, you may want to make a copy of your previously installed
MySQL startup file if you made any changes to it, so you don't lose
your changes.)

After installing the RPM file(s), the `mysqld' daemon should be running
and you should now be able to start using MySQL.  Note:
Post-installation.

If something goes wrong, you can find more information in the binary
installation chapter. Note: Installing binary.