Install MySQL 5.0

[jamethom]

I am having a lot of difficulty installing MySQL 5.0 on Red Hat 9.0. Failed dependency errors are returned. Where can I go for help downloading and installing MySQL 5.0?

[klackenfus]

Well, I'm not surprised being that Redhat 9.0 is quite old! Can you upgrade to something more modern? Try CentOS at www.centos.org. I know the current RPMs will work with it just fine.

[gamblor01]

Wow RedHat 9.0?!?!? I'm pretty sure that distro qualifies for the "older than dirt" category. I definitely second the idea to install something newer. Fedora maybe? Most of the newer distros come with MySQL already installed too. It might be worth taking a look.

[klackenfus]

Fedora would be fine but if it's for a server side app, like MySQL, I'd want a server OS and CentOS is really just RHEL with the proprietary stuff removed. If you're used to Redhat 9, CentOS would be the least painful transition, in my opinion.