About installing MySQL on Linux 7.1

[Alan]

Excuse Me,
I'm a starter to Linux.
I've downloaded the MySQL-3.23.40-1 for my Linux OS.
They are in .rpm form. How can I install the software properly on Linux! =

I try to follow the instructions mentioned in manual.txt but it didn't =
work.
Can you help me and tell my how to install it? Thanks!

Please send to me the solution.
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