Bug #68114 Unable to install MySQL Workbench RPM in Fedora 18

• Submitted: 18 Jan 2013 8:09
• Modified: 13 Jun 2013 1:35
• Reporter: Manilal K M
• Status: Closed
• Category: MySQL Workbench
• Severity: S1 (Critical)
• Version: 5.2.45-1fc17.x86_64
• OS: Linux (Fedora 18)
• CPU Architecture: Any
• Tags: Fedora, workbench

[18 Jan 2013 8:09] Manilal K M

Description:
Tried to install MySQL workbench in Fedora 18 and gave the following error message:

Error: Package: mysql-workbench-gpl-5.2.45-1fc17.x86_64 (/mysql-workbench-gpl-5.2.45-1fc17.x86_64)
Requires: libpcre.so.0()(64bit)

How to repeat:
1. Download the latest RPM from MySQL Downloads
2. Install the file using the following command: yum localinstall mysql-workbench-gpl-5.2.45-1fc17.x86_64.rpm

[21 Jan 2013 14:35] MySQL Verification Team

Failed message

Attachment: workbench_fedora18.png (image/png, text), 448.65 KiB.

[21 Jan 2013 14:37] MySQL Verification Team

Thank you for the bug report.

[4 Feb 2013 15:44] Paulo Ferreira

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E ai? Novidades?
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So, news?
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[13 Jun 2013 1:35] Philip Olson

Fixed as of the upcoming MySQL Workbench 6.0.2 public beta release, and here's the changelog entry:

On Fedora Linux 18, MySQL Workbench would not install due to a missing PCRE
dependency.

Thank you for the bug report.