26.1.5.1. Installing MyODBC from an RPM Distribution
To install or upgrade MyODBC from an RPM distribution on Linux,
simply download the RPM distribution of the latest version of
MyODBC and follow the instructions below. Use su
root to become root, then install
the RPM file.
If you are installing for the first time:
shell> su root
shell> rpm -ivh MyODBC-3.51.01.i386-1.rpm
If the driver exists, upgrade it like this:
shell> su root
shell> rpm -Uvh MyODBC-3.51.01.i386-1.rpm
If there is any dependency error for MySQL client library,
libmysqlclient, simply ignore it by supplying
the --nodeps option, and then make sure the
MySQL client shared library is in the path or set through
LD_LIBRARY_PATH.
This installs the driver libraries and related documents to
/usr/local/lib and
/usr/share/doc/MyODBC respectively. Proceed
onto Section 26.1.9.3, “Configuring a MyODBC DSN on Unix”.
To uninstall the driver, become
root and execute an rpm
command:
shell> su root
shell> rpm -e MyODBC
