How to install MySQL database in Ubuntu _ MySQL

Install the version mysql-5.0.40 requires compilation and download of some of the tools required for compilation, which may not be available on the default installed ubuntu, need to manually install sudoapt-getinstallg ++ gccmakeautomakeperl install all the required tools download the required libncurses5-dev, kd tumysql installation

　　Install version mysql-5.0.40 to compile

Download and compile the required tools. these tools may not be available on the default ubuntu installation and need to be manually installed.

Sudo apt-get install g ++ gcc make automake perl

　　Install all required tools

Download required libncurses5-dev, kdelibs_dev, and kdelib

Sudo apt-get update

Apt-get install build-essential

Sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev

Sudo apt-get install kdelibs4-dev

Sudo apt-get install kdelibs4c2a

　　Install mysql with root permission

Shell> groupadd mysql

Shell> useradd-g mysql

Shell> gunzip | mysql-VERSION.tar.gz | tar-xvf-

Shell> cd mysql-VERSION

Shell>./configure -- prefix =/usr/local/mysql

Shell> make

Shell> make install

Shells> cp support-files/my-medium.cnf/etc/my. cnf

Shell> cd/usr/local/mysql

Shell> chown-R mysql.

Shell> chgrp-R mysql.

Shell> bin/mysql_install_db -- user = mysql

Shell> chown-R root.

Shell> chown-R mysql var

Shell> bin/mysqld_safe -- user = mysql &