[Discuss] mysql problem

[John Hall]

I believe MySql in Fedora is now called MariaDB. They went with the forked
project.
Indeed:
~~~~~~~   [username at example.com]:~  ~~~~~~~
 ---~23:16:39 ~--- ==> yum list mysql
Error: No matching Packages to list

~~~~~~~   [username at example.com]:~  ~~~~~~~
 ---~23:16:43 ~--- ==> yum list mariadb
Available Packages
mariadb.i686                                   1:5.5.39-1.fc20
                     update
mariadb.x86_64                                 1:5.5.39-1.fc20
                     update


On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 3:28 PM, dan moylan <jdm at moylan.us> wrote:

>
> running fedora 20 on acer aspireone.  installed mysql as
> follows:
>
>   sudo yum install mysql
>   sudo yum install mysql-community-server
>   sudo mysql_install_db
>
> when i try to run it:
>
> moylan ~[1023] mysql
>
> ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server
> through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)
>
> what have i missed?
>
> tia,
> ole dan
>
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