Installing MySQL server on Centos 5

Followed the instructions on this blog post : Rails Stack on CentOS 5

The following instructions has the chkconfig which works. The given instruction on the blog for that does not work.

[root@rubyplus etc]# yum install which
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Install Process
Setting up repositories
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Downloading header for which to pack into transaction set.
which-2.16-7.i386.rpm 100% |=========================| 6.5 kB 00:00
---> Package which.i386 0:2.16-7 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check

Dependencies Resolved

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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Installing:
which i386 2.16-7 base 23 k

Transaction Summary
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Install 1 Package(s)
Update 0 Package(s)
Remove 0 Package(s)

Total download size: 23 k
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/1): which-2.16-7.i386. 100% |=========================| 23 kB 00:00
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing: which ######################### [1/1]

Installed: which.i386 0:2.16-7
Complete!
[root@rubyplus etc]# which mysql
which: no mysql in (/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin)
[root@rubyplus etc]# yum install mysql-server
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Install Process
Setting up repositories
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Downloading header for mysql-server to pack into transaction set.
mysql-server-5.0.22-2.2.e 100% |=========================| 33 kB 00:00
---> Package mysql-server.i386 0:5.0.22-2.2.el5_1.1 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient_r.so.15 for package: mysql-server
--> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.15 for package: mysql-server
--> Processing Dependency: perl-DBI for package: mysql-server
--> Processing Dependency: mysql = 5.0.22-2.2.el5_1.1 for package: mysql-server
--> Processing Dependency: perl-DBD-MySQL for package: mysql-server
--> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient_r.so.15(libmysqlclient_15) for package: mysql-server
--> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.15(libmysqlclient_15) for package: mysql-server
--> Processing Dependency: perl(DBI) for package: mysql-server
--> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Downloading header for perl-DBD-MySQL to pack into transaction set.
perl-DBD-MySQL-3.0007-1.f 100% |=========================| 8.3 kB 00:00
---> Package perl-DBD-MySQL.i386 0:3.0007-1.fc6 set to be updated
---> Downloading header for mysql to pack into transaction set.
mysql-5.0.22-2.2.el5_1.1. 100% |=========================| 36 kB 00:00
---> Package mysql.i386 0:5.0.22-2.2.el5_1.1 set to be updated
---> Downloading header for perl-DBI to pack into transaction set.
perl-DBI-1.52-1.fc6.i386. 100% |=========================| 16 kB 00:00
---> Package perl-DBI.i386 0:1.52-1.fc6 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check

Dependencies Resolved

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Package Arch Version Repository Size
=============================================================================
Installing:
mysql-server i386 5.0.22-2.2.el5_1.1 updates 10 M
Installing for dependencies:
mysql i386 5.0.22-2.2.el5_1.1 updates 3.0 M
perl-DBD-MySQL i386 3.0007-1.fc6 base 147 k
perl-DBI i386 1.52-1.fc6 base 605 k

Transaction Summary
=============================================================================
Install 4 Package(s)
Update 0 Package(s)
Remove 0 Package(s)

Total download size: 14 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/4): perl-DBD-MySQL-3.0 100% |=========================| 147 kB 00:00
(2/4): mysql-5.0.22-2.2.e 100% |=========================| 3.0 MB 00:01
(3/4): mysql-server-5.0.2 100% |=========================| 10 MB 00:04
(4/4): perl-DBI-1.52-1.fc 100% |=========================| 605 kB 00:01
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing: perl-DBI ######################### [1/4]
Installing: mysql ######################### [2/4]
Installing: perl-DBD-MySQL ######################### [3/4]
Installing: mysql-server ######################### [4/4]

Installed: mysql-server.i386 0:5.0.22-2.2.el5_1.1
Dependency Installed: mysql.i386 0:5.0.22-2.2.el5_1.1 perl-DBD-MySQL.i386 0:3.0007-1.fc6 perl-DBI.i386 0:1.52-1.fc6
Complete!
[root@rubyplus etc]# yum install mysql
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Install Process
Setting up repositories
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Parsing package install arguments
Nothing to do
[root@rubyplus etc]# yum install mysql-devel
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Install Process
Setting up repositories
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Downloading header for mysql-devel to pack into transaction set.
mysql-devel-5.0.22-2.2.el 100% |=========================| 28 kB 00:00
---> Package mysql-devel.i386 0:5.0.22-2.2.el5_1.1 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: openssl-devel for package: mysql-devel
--> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Downloading header for openssl-devel to pack into transaction set.
openssl-devel-0.9.8b-8.3. 100% |=========================| 142 kB 00:00
---> Package openssl-devel.i386 0:0.9.8b-8.3.el5_0.2 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: openssl = 0.9.8b-8.3.el5_0.2 for package: openssl-devel
--> Processing Dependency: zlib-devel for package: openssl-devel
--> Processing Dependency: krb5-devel for package: openssl-devel
--> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Downloading header for openssl to pack into transaction set.
openssl-0.9.8b-8.3.el5_0. 100% |=========================| 35 kB 00:00
---> Package openssl.i686 0:0.9.8b-8.3.el5_0.2 set to be updated
---> Downloading header for zlib-devel to pack into transaction set.
zlib-devel-1.2.3-3.i386.r 100% |=========================| 7.0 kB 00:00
---> Package zlib-devel.i386 0:1.2.3-3 set to be updated
---> Downloading header for krb5-devel to pack into transaction set.
krb5-devel-1.6.1-17.el5_1 100% |=========================| 48 kB 00:00
---> Package krb5-devel.i386 0:1.6.1-17.el5_1.1 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: krb5-libs = 1.6.1-17.el5_1.1 for package: krb5-devel
--> Processing Dependency: e2fsprogs-devel for package: krb5-devel
--> Processing Dependency: libkeyutils.so.1 for package: krb5-devel
--> Processing Dependency: libselinux-devel for package: krb5-devel
--> Processing Dependency: keyutils-libs-devel for package: krb5-devel
--> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Downloading header for keyutils-libs to pack into transaction set.
keyutils-libs-1.2-1.el5.i 100% |=========================| 5.0 kB 00:00
---> Package keyutils-libs.i386 0:1.2-1.el5 set to be updated
---> Downloading header for libselinux-devel to pack into transaction set.
libselinux-devel-1.33.4-4 100% |=========================| 45 kB 00:00
---> Package libselinux-devel.i386 0:1.33.4-4.el5 set to be updated
---> Downloading header for krb5-libs to pack into transaction set.
krb5-libs-1.6.1-17.el5_1. 100% |=========================| 45 kB 00:00
---> Package krb5-libs.i386 0:1.6.1-17.el5_1.1 set to be updated
---> Downloading header for e2fsprogs-devel to pack into transaction set.
e2fsprogs-devel-1.39-10.e 100% |=========================| 24 kB 00:00
---> Package e2fsprogs-devel.i386 0:1.39-10.el5_1.1 set to be updated
---> Downloading header for keyutils-libs-devel to pack into transaction set.
keyutils-libs-devel-1.2-1 100% |=========================| 6.7 kB 00:00
---> Package keyutils-libs-devel.i386 0:1.2-1.el5 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: e2fsprogs-libs = 1.39-10.el5_1.1 for package: e2fsprogs-devel
--> Processing Dependency: libselinux = 1.33.4-4.el5 for package: libselinux-devel
--> Processing Dependency: libsepol-devel >= 1.15.2-1 for package: libselinux-devel
--> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Downloading header for libselinux to pack into transaction set.
libselinux-1.33.4-4.el5.i 100% |=========================| 38 kB 00:00
---> Package libselinux.i386 0:1.33.4-4.el5 set to be updated
---> Downloading header for e2fsprogs-libs to pack into transaction set.
e2fsprogs-libs-1.39-10.el 100% |=========================| 19 kB 00:00
---> Package e2fsprogs-libs.i386 0:1.39-10.el5_1.1 set to be updated
---> Downloading header for libsepol-devel to pack into transaction set.
libsepol-devel-1.15.2-1.e 100% |=========================| 29 kB 00:00
---> Package libsepol-devel.i386 0:1.15.2-1.el5 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check
--> Processing Dependency: libselinux = 1.33.4-2.el5 for package: libselinux-python
--> Processing Dependency: e2fsprogs-libs = 1.39-8.el5 for package: e2fsprogs
--> Restarting Dependency Resolution with new changes.
--> Populating transaction set with selected packages. Please wait.
---> Downloading header for libselinux-python to pack into transaction set.
libselinux-python-1.33.4- 100% |=========================| 35 kB 00:00
---> Package libselinux-python.i386 0:1.33.4-4.el5 set to be updated
---> Downloading header for e2fsprogs to pack into transaction set.
e2fsprogs-1.39-10.el5_1.1 100% |=========================| 25 kB 00:00
---> Package e2fsprogs.i386 0:1.39-10.el5_1.1 set to be updated
--> Running transaction check

Dependencies Resolved

=============================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
=============================================================================
Installing:
mysql-devel i386 5.0.22-2.2.el5_1.1 updates 2.4 M
Installing for dependencies:
e2fsprogs-devel i386 1.39-10.el5_1.1 updates 563 k
keyutils-libs i386 1.2-1.el5 base 18 k
keyutils-libs-devel i386 1.2-1.el5 base 27 k
krb5-devel i386 1.6.1-17.el5_1.1 updates 1.9 M
libselinux-devel i386 1.33.4-4.el5 base 131 k
libsepol-devel i386 1.15.2-1.el5 base 189 k
openssl-devel i386 0.9.8b-8.3.el5_0.2 base 1.8 M
zlib-devel i386 1.2.3-3 base 101 k
Updating for dependencies:
e2fsprogs i386 1.39-10.el5_1.1 updates 960 k
e2fsprogs-libs i386 1.39-10.el5_1.1 updates 114 k
krb5-libs i386 1.6.1-17.el5_1.1 updates 652 k
libselinux i386 1.33.4-4.el5 base 94 k
libselinux-python i386 1.33.4-4.el5 base 55 k
openssl i686 0.9.8b-8.3.el5_0.2 base 1.4 M

Transaction Summary
=============================================================================
Install 9 Package(s)
Update 6 Package(s)
Remove 0 Package(s)

Total download size: 10 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/15): openssl-0.9.8b-8. 100% |=========================| 1.4 MB 00:01
(2/15): libselinux-1.33.4 100% |=========================| 94 kB 00:00
(3/15): mysql-devel-5.0.2 100% |=========================| 2.4 MB 00:01
(4/15): keyutils-libs-1.2 100% |=========================| 18 kB 00:00
(5/15): e2fsprogs-libs-1. 100% |=========================| 114 kB 00:00
(6/15): libselinux-devel- 100% |=========================| 131 kB 00:00
(7/15): zlib-devel-1.2.3- 100% |=========================| 101 kB 00:00
(8/15): libselinux-python 100% |=========================| 55 kB 00:00
(9/15): openssl-devel-0.9 100% |=========================| 1.8 MB 00:02
(10/15): e2fsprogs-1.39-1 100% |=========================| 960 kB 00:00
(11/15): krb5-libs-1.6.1- 100% |=========================| 652 kB 00:00
(12/15): e2fsprogs-devel- 100% |=========================| 563 kB 00:00
(13/15): keyutils-libs-de 100% |=========================| 27 kB 00:00
(14/15): libsepol-devel-1 100% |=========================| 189 kB 00:00
(15/15): krb5-devel-1.6.1 100% |=========================| 1.9 MB 00:00
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Updating : e2fsprogs-libs ####################### [ 1/21]
Updating : libselinux ####################### [ 2/21]
Installing: keyutils-libs ####################### [ 3/21]
Updating : krb5-libs ####################### [ 4/21]
Updating : openssl ####################### [ 5/21]
Installing: keyutils-libs-devel ####################### [ 6/21]
Installing: e2fsprogs-devel ####################### [ 7/21]
Installing: libsepol-devel ####################### [ 8/21]
Installing: libselinux-devel ####################### [ 9/21]
Installing: krb5-devel ####################### [10/21]
Installing: zlib-devel ####################### [11/21]
Installing: openssl-devel ####################### [12/21]
Installing: mysql-devel ####################### [13/21]
Updating : libselinux-python ####################### [14/21]
Updating : e2fsprogs ####################### [15/21]
Cleanup : openssl ####################### [16/21]
Cleanup : libselinux ####################### [17/21]
Cleanup : e2fsprogs-libs ####################### [18/21]
Cleanup : libselinux-python ####################### [19/21]
Cleanup : e2fsprogs ####################### [20/21]
Cleanup : krb5-libs ####################### [21/21]

Installed: mysql-devel.i386 0:5.0.22-2.2.el5_1.1
Dependency Installed: e2fsprogs-devel.i386 0:1.39-10.el5_1.1 keyutils-libs.i386 0:1.2-1.el5 keyutils-libs-devel.i386 0:1.2-1.el5 krb5-devel.i386 0:1.6.1-17.el5_1.1 libselinux-devel.i386 0:1.33.4-4.el5 libsepol-devel.i386 0:1.15.2-1.el5 openssl-devel.i386 0:0.9.8b-8.3.el5_0.2 zlib-devel.i386 0:1.2.3-3
Dependency Updated: e2fsprogs.i386 0:1.39-10.el5_1.1 e2fsprogs-libs.i386 0:1.39-10.el5_1.1 krb5-libs.i386 0:1.6.1-17.el5_1.1 libselinux.i386 0:1.33.4-4.el5 libselinux-python.i386 0:1.33.4-4.el5 openssl.i686 0:0.9.8b-8.3.el5_0.2
Complete!
[root@rubyplus etc]# sudo checkconfig --level 345 mysqld on
sudo: checkconfig: command not found
[root@rubyplus etc]# yum install checkconfig
Loading "installonlyn" plugin
Setting up Install Process
Setting up repositories
Reading repository metadata in from local files
Parsing package install arguments
Nothing to do
[root@rubyplus etc]# sudo checkconfig --level 345 mysqld on
sudo: checkconfig: command not found
[root@rubyplus etc]# chkconfig --level 345 mysqld on