Object: To install MySQL 4.1 on an RHEL3 ES based system
Problem: MySQL 3.23.58 is currently installed and supported by RHN.
However, my application requires features in MySQL 4.1 which in turn
requires that 3.23.58 be uninstalled prior to installing 4.1. Attempts to
uninstall MySQL 3.23.58 fail. Package Manager complains of four
"Unlocatable packages" (libodbc.so.1, libodbcpsql.so.2,
libmysqlclient.so.10, mysql) all of which appear in the /usr/lib directory.
Up to this point in time all packages on the system were installed via
Package Manager except for the "Extras" which include the mysql server
3.23.58 which was downloaded from RHN.
How do I get out of the "catch 22" and get 3.23.58 uninstalled so I can
upgrade to 4.1. (I realize that it will not be an RPM install and will be
unsupported by RH.)
--Dave
