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Obtain and Unpackthe Distribution

Pick the directory under which you want to unpack the distribution and change location into it.

Obtain a distribution file using the instructions in Section 2.1.3, "How to Get MySQL”.

Unpack the distribution into the current directory:

•    To unpack a compressed -ar file, tar can uncompress and unpack the distribution if it has z option

support:

shell>tar zxvf mysql-VERSJON. tar.gz

If your tar does not have z option support, use gunzip to unpack the distribution and tar to unpack it:

shell >gunzip < icc^sql-VERSIOtI. tar. gz | tar xvf -

Alternatively, CMake can uncompress and unpack the distribution:

shell>cmake -E tar zxvf mysąl-VERSJON. tar. gz

•    To unpack a Zip archive, use winZip or another tool that can read .zip files.

Unpacking the distribution file creates a directory named mysql-

VERSION.