On my CentOS 6.4 server, I am running MySQL 5.5.33 that I installed from the remi repository (http://rpms.famillecollet.com/).
I decided to upgrade MySQL to 5.6.x via MySQL's own yum repositories. After installing the repositories per these instructions:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql-repo-excerpt/5.6/en/linux-installation-yum-repo.html
My enabled repolist looks like this:
# yum repolist enabled
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit, security
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* Webmin: download.webmin.com
* base: mirrors.xmission.com
* epel: mirror.steadfast.net
* extras: mirror.thelinuxfix.com
* remi: remi.check-update.co.uk
* updates: mirrors.xmission.com
repo id repo name status
Webmin Webmin Distribution Neutral 175
base CentOS-6 - Base 6,367
epel Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 6 - x86_64 10,737
extras CentOS-6 - Extras 14
mysql-connectors-community MySQL Connectors Community 6
mysql-tools-community MySQL Tools Community 6
mysql56-community MySQL 5.6 Community Server 46
remi Les RPM de remi pour Enterprise Linux 6 - x86_64 1,485
updates CentOS-6 - Updates 864
repolist: 19,700
So the MySQL 5.6 repository is installed and enabled. Now if I try to check the info of the installed MySQL to see what the latest version is available, I get this:
# yum list mysql-server
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit, security
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* Webmin: download.webmin.com
* base: mirrors.xmission.com
* epel: mirror.steadfast.net
* extras: mirror.thelinuxfix.com
* remi: remi.check-update.co.uk
* updates: mirrors.xmission.com
Installed Packages
mysql-server.x86_64 5.5.33-1.el6.remi @remi
Available Packages
mysql-server.x86_64 5.5.37-1.el6.remi remi
So it's looking in the remi repository for the latest version which is not 5.6. So I disable all other repositories except for mysql56-community and I try this:
# yum list mysql-server --disablerepo=\* --enablerepo=mysql56-community
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit, security
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
Installed Packages
mysql-server.x86_64 5.5.33-1.el6.remi @remi
It finds my current version, but not other versions available. Why isn't it finding a version available on the mysql56-community repo?
However, if I instead search for mysql-community-server:
# yum list mysql-community-server --disablerepo=\* --enablerepo=mysql56-community
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit, security
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
Available Packages
mysql-community-server.x86_64 5.6.17-4.el6 mysql56-community
Then it finds the correct one from the mysql56-community repository.
So my question, why isn't it finding the latest 5.6 version of mysql-server ? What do I do here? I don't know exactly how yum works, but I'm assuming that updating mysql-server will update all it's subpackages as well. And if I just install mysql-community-server, will there be a conflict with mysql-server?
I'm a bit lost here on what to do or how to get MySQL updated to 5.6.x