[cobalt-users] RE: MySQL rpm install problem - SOLVED

["Kevin Sparks" <kevin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>I'm trying to install RaQ3-RaQ4-MySQL-3.23.37-1.pkg from
pkg.nl.cobalt.com.

>>I followed the directions on the site and uninstalled the previous
version of MySQL. I then did a wget on the new package from cobalt and
put it in the /home/packages directory and am trying to install it
as a loaded package through the GUI.

>>I get this error:
"Problem installing package component: MySQL-3.23.37-1.i386.rpm"

>>I also tried to install the package from the command line (as root)
like this:
/usr/local/sbin/cobalt_upgrade RaQ3-RaQ4-MySQL-3.23.37-1.pkg
and received a similar error from my ssh client.

>>rpm -qa shows the following:

>># rpm -qa | grep MySQL
>>MySQL-devel-3.22.32-1
>>MySQL-3.23.37-1
>>MySQL-client-3.23.37-1
-----------------------------------

I solved my problem by picking up bits of info from the archives
(thanks dan, really). I needed to dump ALL traces of the old MySQL package.
The uninstaller did not remove everything. I also had a few rpms laying
around from failed attempts of the new mysql package, so I dumped 'em too.

I did rpm -e on the following files:

MySQL-devel-3.22.32-1
MySQL-3.23.37-1.i386.rpm
MySQL-client-3.23.37-1.i386.rpm
MySQL-devel-3.23.37-1.i386.rpm
MySQL-shared-3.23.37-1.i386.rpm
perl-DBI-1.14-1.i386.rpm
perl-Msql-Mysql-modules-1.2214-1

After removing the files above, the new package installed just fine through
the GUI and replaced perl-DBI-1.14-1.i386.rpm &
perl-Msql-Mysql-modules-1.2214-1, and now the new MySQL version shows up in
the GUI's installed software list.

Everything is good this morning.

phpMyAdmin is working perfectly now too,(thank you carrie).

thanks again

kevin