Hi, thanx for looking into this issue.... OS version: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS release 3 (Taroon Update 3) mysql : mysql-3.23.58-pc-linux-i686.tar.gz I need to write an uninstall script for this,since it is to be done on many systems. and then install mysql 5 binary. Thanks,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It would be helful if you could tell us what OS you are using please? Your email address suggests you could be running some flavour of Linux? If so, can you tell us what package management system your OS uses? I run SuSE Linux 9.2 pro, which uses the Redhat Package Management system - RPM. Does shell:/ # rpm -qv mysql return anything at all on your system? If your system uses RPM, you should get something like this for the installed packages. karsites:/ # rpm -qv mysql mysql-3.23.x.rpm karsites:/ # Keith In theory, theory and practice are the same; in practice they are not. On Sun, 16 Apr 2006, tuxlinsecure wrote: > To: mysql@lists.mysql.com > From: tuxlinsecure > Subject: Uninstalling Binary installation > > hello list, > > I am a newbie. I have to upgrade mysql 3.23 binary > installtion to mysql 5 in my system to start with. > > I figured out that uninstalling binary 3.23 and then > installing a fresh installation would be a good > option. > since upgrading 3.23 to 4 and 4 to 5 can be a daunting > task. > > Any suggestions to this ? > > Are there any scripts for uninstalling binary > installation.? any suggestions? > > Thanks, -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
