[rhn-users] problem with installing mysql server

[Chen, Jason]

Before I do that, could you tell me if it is safe? I mean if will affect all other rpm's installed. Since I'm working with the servers here and really have to be careful about deletions and rebuild stuff. Thanks very much. 
 
Jun

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From: rhn-users-bounces at redhat.com on behalf of Richard Riley
Sent: Thu 4/12/2007 10:31 PM
To: Discussions about Red Hat Network (rhn.redhat.com)
Subject: RE: [rhn-users] problem with installing mysql server



Here's something I saw some time ago related to cleaning up the rpm database.  You might want to try it and see if it removes those duplicates.

 

>     [root at prophead ~]# cat /usr/local/bin/fixrpmdb

>     #!/bin/bash

>     # fixrpmdb - Clean up RPM database weirdness

>     # Rick Stevens, VitalStream, Inc., 22 January 2004

>     # First, delete the RPM database files since they may be

>     # beyond help...

>     rm -f /var/lib/rpm/__db.*

>     # Now, rebuild the RPM database...

>     echo -n "Rebuilding RPM database, do NOT interrupt..."

>     rpm --rebuilddb

>     echo "Rebuild complete"

>     exit 0

> 

 

Richard

 

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From: rhn-users-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:rhn-users-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Chen, Jason
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 9:46 PM
To: Discussions about Red Hat Network (rhn.redhat.com)
Subject: RE: [rhn-users] problem with installing mysql server

 

Thanks for your reply. The trouble I have here is about unable to do a clean install. There are 2 mysql-4.1.20-2.RHEL4.1 and I cannot remove with rpm -e since the 2 packages have the same name. I tried downloading the new rpm from mysql.com but have conflicts with those 2 files. So I tried the CD... 

 

Do you mean the 64-bit is not supported? But we have 64-bit SUN servers and really need to stick to 64-bit achitecture considering the software we have here for work. 

 

Or please just let me know how to unistall the duplicate-named packages so that I may proceed with a clean install. Thanks!

Jun

 

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From: rhn-users-bounces at redhat.com on behalf of Steven Jones
Sent: Thu 4/12/2007 5:23 PM
To: Discussions about Red Hat Network (rhn.redhat.com)
Subject: RE: [rhn-users] problem with installing mysql server

Can you do a clean install?

 

If so look at rhas4-32 or better rhas5-32 (it has mysql5). I would suggest avoiding RH's ??_64, they are "piggy's" when it comes to 3rd party software (often hard to install, unsupported by 3rd party vendors, and lacking in "free" rpms compared to 32bit).....otherwise try rpmfind.net and look for the equiv fedora rpm's if rhas4 ones are not about....try mysql's website for 64 bit rpms....ie you have a few options....

 

Or, remove all packages and then install off CD....(do backups of your database first of course). You could install with -nodeps to get around such conflicts, but that can be dangerous......MAKE sure you do have a VALIDATED backup first.

 

Other possibilities is manually bring down rhas5's mysql rpms and try that as its version 5.

 

Do note that you are turning a supported platform into an un-supported one...

 

regards

Steven Jones
Senior  Linux/Unix/San System Administrator
APG -Technology Integration Team
Victoria University of Wellington
Phone: +64 4 463 6272 Mobile: +64 27 563 6272 

 

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From: rhn-users-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:rhn-users-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Chen, Jason
Sent: Friday, 13 April 2007 10:03 a.m.
To: rhn-users at redhat.com
Subject: [rhn-users] problem with installing mysql server

 

Hi, 

Recently, I found our mysql is not running correctly. Then I tried install the new version of mysql. However, on out Redhat AS 4/x86_64 platform, there were conflicts. I'm not able to remove all the related mysql rpms since there are duplicate rpm names, like mysql-4.1.20-2.RHEL4.1. There are 2 of them. So I couldn't remove them with rpm -e and have a 'clear' upgrade. 

When I resort to the Redhat CD's, I tried to install the old version of mysql, i.e. 4.1.7. But I got error when I tried to install mysql-server-4.1.7 

"failed dependencies: mysql=4.1.7 is needed by mysql-server-4.1.7-4.RHEL4.1.x86_64". 

This type of error also prevents from installing some other mysql related packages. Can anyone tell me why it is asking an rpm package which is already there and how to solve the problem? 

Thanks1

Jun

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