mysql versions

[Adam Conrad]

Me - Atlantic wrote:
> I currently have the (default) 4.0 mysql server and clients installed,
> and noticed that synaptic contains version 4.1 of both the server and
> client binaries.  Can I install 4.1 over the 4.0 version, or do I need
> to remove the 4.0 server and clients and install 4.1?
> (I have vpop and iptables interfaces which have databases in my current
> server).

Unless you really KNOW that you need 4.1, I wouldn't recommend
installing it.  There's a reason we kept 4.0 as the default in breezy.

If you upgrade to dapper, your 4.0 installation will be upgraded to 5.0,
which is all shiny and new and should satisfy your itch for bigger
version numbers.

... Adam