Re: [cobalt-users] Hang during Mysql install - pkmaster's

[Jim Dory <engineer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bruce Timberlake wrote:

> > I wget'd the package to /home/packages and then when I went to the
> > Cobalt GUI 'Install Software' page there was the package sitting in the
> > Upload box. Is that an automatic feature when a package is sitting in
> > that directory?
> >    
>
> Yes. And it will always remain there unless you manually delete it after
> you've installed the PKG.
>  

Thanks Bruce.  This seems to be a nice feature for us new guys.

> Log in as root, cd /var/lib/cobalt, and do an "ls -alF"... if you see
> the .*MySQL.*.md5sum file (not sure what the actual string is, but
> you'll know it when you see it), just "rm" it.  Then when you try to do
> the install again, it should let you.
>
>  
Thanks for this.  Now I'll need to research whether the Webmin MySQL 
installation is a valid one for what I need, or what. I'm not really 
using Webmin on that raq but do see it is configurable through their 
interface.

Appreciate the help.. saves me hours researching..

Cheers,

--
Jim D.