Terry Riley wrote:
install my first Linux instead, using an ancient RedHat 7.3 distribution.
Having done that successfully, and increased the memory from 256 to 768Mb, I think I'm now ready to install the latest MySQL on it. All my previous MySQL experience, unfortunatley, has been on WinNT, usually installed with the msi installer.
Now the question: If I'm only using this as a database (no development) on RH7.3, which is the preferred download? I am confused by the plethora of options available for Linux. Just need something that is relatively simple to install (either 4.1.9 or 5.0.x).
Personally, I hate installers, so I'd get the non-rpm Linux distro. Unzip/untar and you have a nice self-contained directory, so *you* know where everything is, in case you want to de-install, install a later version in parallel, etc.
And as it happens, that's at the very top of the list on the MySQL downloads page :-)
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