[SOLVED] not able to unzip and install mysql server in fedora 16.

abi · 07-10-2012, 02:13 AM

i have downloaded mysql server (/MySQL/abi/MySQL-shared-5.0.96-1.glibc23.i386.rpm) which i am not able to extract and install.I cannot be the root user.Can i install this server without being the root user??
Please reply as basically as possible as i am new to linux.

lithos · 07-10-2012, 03:38 AM

No.

You can read the installation here or "Installing MySQL from RPM Packages on Linux",
because

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Those commands require appropriate administrative privileges, which is required for locally managed users and groups (as listed in the /etc/passwd and /etc/group files) by the RPM installation process being run by root.