Nils Valentin wrote: > Today I installed and configured MySQL (its not the first time I am > doing this so I am a bit puzzled). I am also puzzled. You replied to a thread where were were discussing the merits of installing software in chroots. > 1) I am unable to set the default-character-set in /etc/my.cnf. Are you installing MySQL in a chroot and having a problem with it? If so could you restate your problem? Because I am at a completely loss to understand in what way you are having chroot problems. > 2)How would I know the full .deb package name (including version number) > containing the mysql server files. Using "dpkg --list mysql-server" just > gives me the version number? > > I am actually looking foran equivalent to "rpm -qi <packagename.rpm>". 'rpm -qi packagename.rpm' won't work. -p on files. Without -p on installed names of things. So that would be: rpm -qpi packagename.rpm dpkg --info packagename.deb To query installed packages by name. rpm -qi packagename dpkg --status packagename Bob > Any reply would be much appreciated. > > Best regards > > Nils Valentin > > > On Tuesday 30 November 2004 02:47, Goswin von Brederlow wrote: > > bob@proulx.com (Bob Proulx) writes: > > > Phil Warrick wrote: > > >> I'm going with the chroot approach then. > > >> > > >> Following the AMD64 HOWTO in section "Running applications inside the > > >> chroot", I followed the instructions and then I wanted to try to run a > > >> 32-bit program. > > >> > > >> First I wanted to try to run some X-based program so I tried openoffice, > > >> which was not yet installed. When I tried to install it in the chroot, > > >> I got the following errors below. > > >> [...] > > >> Can someone indicate what might be wrong? I'm using kernel > > >> 2.6.8-9-amd-k8-smp on a dual Opteron system. > > > > > > Check your /etc/apt/sources.list file *in the chroot* and make sure it > > > can get to the 32-bit archive. Make sure that 'apt-get update' works > > > in the chroot. It looks to me like apt has no package lists at all. > > > > > > If you have 'dchroot' configured you can run the commands like this: > > > > > > dchroot editor /etc/apt/sources.list > > > > > > dchroot apt-get update > > > dchroot apt-get install openoffice.org > > > > > > Bob > > > > Don't forget /etc/hosts, /etc/passwd, /etc/groups, /etc/shadow, > > /etc/mtab, /proc in the chroot. > > > > MfG > > Goswin > > -- > kind regards > > Nils Valentin > Tokyo/Japan > > http://www.be-known-online.com/mysql/ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-amd64-REQUEST@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org >
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