[olug] MySQL 4 for debian

[Phil Brutsche]

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said...

> Hello,
>
> I finally was able to get debian up and going, yay!
>
> I've been tryin for a while, but I can't seem to find out how
> to get the mysql-server 4 package.
>
> I know it is in the testing branch, and I am pretty sure I have done
> the right steps to add the testing branch with apt-get, since when
> I updated it didn't complain.
>
> The problem is, when I go do
> apt-get install mysql-server_4.0.13-3
>
> And I get an error that it can't find it, so I tried
> apt-get install -t testing mysql-server_4.0.13-3

You're telling it to install the mysql-server_4.0.13-3 package; if it did
exist (which it doesn't) it is *not* the same as the mysql-server package.

You need to use "apt-get install mysql-server" or "apt-get install -t
testing mysql-server" instead.

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Phil Brutsche
phil at brutsche.us