“dpkg -i mysql-5.5.25-ubuntu10.04-x86_64.deb” not installing anything?

Question

I has been logged in as root

I want to install MySQL 5.5 in Ubuntu 10.04.

When browsing tar.gz for source installing, I found DEB release mysql-5.5.25-ubuntu10.04-x86_64.deb in this page for Ubuntu. So, I simply download it.

But I not familiar with dpkg

When I run dpkg -i mysql-5.5.25-ubuntu10.04-x86_64.deb, it not install anything. No MySQL directory created, and also no init file created

Running whereis mysql give nothing

Below is what we can see when I run dpkg:

myserver:~/sourceinstaller# dpkg -i mysql-5.5.25-ubuntu10.04-x86_64.deb
Selecting previously deselected package mysql.
(Reading database ... 25178 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking mysql (from mysql-5.5.25-ubuntu10.04-x86_64.deb) ...
Setting up mysql (5.5.25) ...
myserver:~/sourceinstaller#

I don't know what I've just missed.

Answer 1

Just try to start the mysql server by /opt/mysql/server5.5/bin/mysqld start and add the line export PATH="/opt/mysql/server5.5/bin:$PATH" to /root/.profile.
Though you should not be doing administrative task by entering root account, use sudo before your commands instead. Also, the mysql server and client both are available in Ubuntu Software Centre.