RHEA-2013:1325 - Product Enhancement Advisory

Topic

New mysql55 packages are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Description

MySQL is a multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server. It consists of the
MySQL server daemon (mysqld) and many client programs and libraries.

The mysql55 package, provided as a Software Collection, is a metapackage that
installs all necessary packages in order to use MySQL version 5.5. Software
Collections allow users to install and use multiple versions of the same package
in one system. Software Collection packages are installed into an alternate
directory.

For more information about the changes included in MySQL 5.5, refer to the
release notes linked to in the References section of this advisory.

This enhancement update adds the mysql55 packages to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Install the mysql55 package in order to use the MySQL 5.5 server on your system.
(BZ#924770)

Note: for more information on the migration from MySQL 5.0 to MySQL 5.5, refer
to chapter "Migrating from MySQL 5.0 to MySQL 5.5" in the "Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 5 Deployment Guide" at
https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/.

Note: Red Hat will not issue any more security advisories for the MySQL 5.0
packages (mysql-5.0.* and related packages). Security advisories will be
provided only for MySQL 5.5.

All users who require mysql55 are advised to install these new packages.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant
to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red
Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

• http://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.5/en/
• https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/