I know it's not quite the same, but I recently upgraded 2 FC2 boxes from MySQL3.23.xx to MySQL4.0.23 simply by using (as Gleb suggested) :
rpm -U mysql* I had downloaded the following rpm files from the MySQL site : Linux x86 RPM downloads --------------------------------------- Server 4.0.23-0 10.6M Client programs 4.0.23-0 2.6M Libraries and header files 4.0.23-0 1005.8K Dynamic client libraries 4.0.23-0 258.9K Dynamic client libraries 4.0.23-0 480.9K (including 3.23.x libraries) HTH Coz On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 10:40:52 +0200, Gleb Paharenko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello. > > > the Add/Remove Packages (and the manual RPM command) both failed on > > > multiple dependencies, > > rpm has --force and --nodeps flags and you can > > use -U instead of -i. See: > > man rpm > > > little fingers and tried removing all the MySQL files manually. I think > > > I got them all except the ones in /sur/lib; 'rm' on mysqlbug and > > > mysql_config failed with a 'cannot lstat - no such file or directory' > > Do these files really exist in that directory? > > > (except those lib files). Are those what's causing this problem? How do > > I think, that your rpm database has records about old packages. You can > > remove them using rpm -e --force --nodeps pkg_name. > > Whil Hentzen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi folks, > > > > > > I've got a Fedora Core 3 box that came with MySQL 3.23.xx, recently > > > updated to 3.23.58. I wanted to wipe the box clean and install 5.0, but > > > the Add/Remove Packages (and the manual RPM command) both failed on > > > multiple dependencies, so I (foolishly?) took matters into my own fat > > > little fingers and tried removing all the MySQL files manually. I think > > > I got them all except the ones in /sur/lib; 'rm' on mysqlbug and > > > mysql_config failed with a 'cannot lstat - no such file or directory' > > > message. > > > > > > Anyway, running > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] rpm -i MySQL-server-5.0.2-0.i386.rpm > > > failed with > > > warning: MySQL-server-5.0.2-0.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key > > > ID 5072e1f5 > > > error: Failed dependencies: > > > MySQL conflicts with mysql-3.23.58-14.i386 > > > MySQL-server conflicts with mysql-server-3.23.58-14.i386 > > > > > > And I am stuck. I can't find any more files having to do with 3.23 > > > (except those lib files). Are those what's causing this problem? How do > > > I get rid of them? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Whil > > > > > -- > For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita > This email is sponsored by Ensita.NET http://www.ensita.net/ > __ ___ ___ ____ __ > / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Gleb Paharenko > / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.NET > <___/ www.mysql.com > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- CozWeb Solutions Ltd http://www.cozweb.net -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
