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When I want to install perl-DBD-MySQL I get this error:

yum install perl-DBD-MySQL.x86_64

Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package perl-DBD-MySQL.x86_64 0:4.013-3.el6 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.16(libmysqlclient_16)(64bit) for package: perl-DBD-MySQL-4.013-3.el6.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.16()(64bit) for package: perl-DBD-MySQL-4.013-3.el6.x86_64
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Package: perl-DBD-MySQL-4.013-3.el6.x86_64 (base)
           Requires: libmysqlclient.so.16()(64bit)
Error: Package: perl-DBD-MySQL-4.013-3.el6.x86_64 (base)
           Requires: libmysqlclient.so.16(libmysqlclient_16)(64bit)
 You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
 You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest

Using --skip-broken :

Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package perl-DBD-MySQL.x86_64 0:4.013-3.el6 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.16(libmysqlclient_16)(64bit) for package: perl-DBD-MySQL-4.013-3.el6.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.16()(64bit) for package: perl-DBD-MySQL-4.013-3.el6.x86_64
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Packages skipped because of dependency problems:
    perl-DBD-MySQL-4.013-3.el6.x86_64 from base

What package should I install?

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Anytime you encounter the installation of a package that complains it "requires" something you should try and remember to use this command to determine what RPM package provides this file. In your case the message:

      Requires: libmysqlclient.so.16()(64bit)

is suppose to be a hint. Granted it's a little weak, but with this info you can run the following command to determine the package that contains this .so library file:

$ yum provides *libmysqlclient.so.16*

Which will give you the following:

mysql-libs-5.1.69-1.el6_4.x86_64 : The shared libraries required for MySQL clients
Repo        : installed
Matched from:
Other       : libmysqlclient.so.16()(64bit)
Other       : libmysqlclient.so.16(libmysqlclient_16)(64bit)
Filename    : /usr/lib64/mysql/libmysqlclient.so.16.0.0
Filename    : /usr/lib64/mysql/libmysqlclient.so.16

NOTE: You'll likely get multiple hits, one for each version of this package that's in the yum repositories.

From this you now know which package provides the file, mysql-libs. So just do this to install it:

$ sudo yum install mysql-libs

This package looks to be part of the base installation and was available in the updates repo under CentOS 6.4.

$ repoquery --location mysql-libs
http://mirrors.advancedhosters.com/centos/6.4/updates/x86_64/Packages/mysql-libs-5.1.69-1.el6_4.i686.rpm
http://mirrors.advancedhosters.com/centos/6.4/updates/x86_64/Packages/mysql-libs-5.1.69-1.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
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Thanks but I get this message : No package mysql-libs available. for sudo yum install mysql-libs –  hpn Jul 7 at 8:10
 
@hpn - what's your version of CentOS? I'm on CentOS 6.4 and it's in the updates repo which is part of the base installation. –  slm Jul 7 at 8:18
 
It's 6.3 ...... –  hpn Jul 7 at 8:23
 
@hpn - run this command to see what repos you have yum repolist. updates should be in that list. –  slm Jul 7 at 8:29
 
Yes. updates is included, but repoquery --location mysql-libs returns nothing –  hpn Jul 7 at 8:42
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