Tito Valentin wrote: > If I am going to run "rpm -Uvh" then why would I need to remove the > current mysql server? If I remove the current mysql, shouldn't I run > "rpm -ivh" instead? If a package isn't already installed -U does the same as -i. In most cases you can use -U without bothering to check if one is already installed or not. -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com