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First setup and configuration MySQL server on Slackware

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 24, 2011

“Introduction

“This is really a very small how-to, actually more than a how-to
is a self note, so I can remember how to setup mysql on a recently
installed Slackware server.

“You may need to do this if you want to run KDE’s Akonadi on
your Slackware, I’ve seen that I needed to do something similar in
my Arch Linux PC.

“First steps to setup MySQL server on Slackware”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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