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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ describe how to install MariaDB; However all documentation at www.mysql.com
also applies.
-2.9. Installing MariaDB from tar.gz Packages on Other Unix-Like Systems
+2.2. Installing MariaDB from Generic Binaries on Unix/Linux
This section covers the installation of MariaDB binary distributions
that are provided for various platforms in the form of compressed
@@ -22,11 +22,13 @@ also applies.
* A reasonable tar to unpack the distribution. GNU tar is known
to work. Some operating systems come with a preinstalled
version of tar that is known to have problems. For example,
- the tar provided with early versions of Mac OS X, SunOS 4.x
- and Solaris 8 and earlier are known to have problems with long
- file names. On Mac OS X, you can use the preinstalled gnutar
- program. On other systems with a deficient tar, you should
- install GNU tar first.
+ the tar provided with early versions of Mac OS X, SunOS 4.x,
+ Solaris 8, Solaris 9, Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris, and HP-UX
+ are known to have problems with long file names. On Mac OS X,
+ you can use the preinstalled gnutar program. On Solaris 10 and
+ OpenSolaris you can use the preinstalled gtar. On other
+ systems with a deficient tar, you should install GNU tar
+ first.
If you run into problems and need to file a bug report,
please report them to: http://bugs.launchpad.net/maria
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ shell> bin/mysqld_safe --user=mysql &
Note
This procedure does not set up any passwords for MariaDB accounts.
- After following the procedure, proceed to Section 2.11,
+ After following the procedure, proceed to Section 2.13,
"Post-Installation Setup and Testing."
A more detailed version of the preceding description for
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ shell> chown -R mysql data
machine, you can copy support-files/mysql.server to the
location where your system has its startup files. More
information can be found in the support-files/mysql.server
- script itself and in Section 2.11.2.2, "Starting and Stopping
+ script itself and in Section 2.13.1.2, "Starting and Stopping
MariaDB Automatically."
10. You can set up new accounts using the bin/mysql_setpermission
script if you install the DBI and DBD::mysql Perl modules. See
@@ -186,5 +188,5 @@ Note
The accounts that are listed in the MariaDB grant tables initially
have no passwords. After starting the server, you should set up
- passwords for them using the instructions in Section 2.11,
+ passwords for them using the instructions in Section 2.13,
"Post-Installation Setup and Testing."