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6.2. Running Under Linux

Under Linux, the names of the executable files in the MySQL GUI Tools suite are:

  • mysql-administrator

  • mysql-query-browser

Note

There is no Linux version of MySQL Migration Toolkit.

If you installed MySQL GUI Tools to the /opt directory using the tar archive file, change into the /opt/mysql-gui-tools-version directory to run any one of the MySQL GUI Tools.

To run MySQL Administrator you would type: 

shell> ./mysql-administrator

However, adding /opt/mysql-gui-tools-version to the PATH variable makes it much simpler to run MySQL GUI Tools — you need not worry about your present working directory.

When installed from RPM files, the MySQL GUI Tools are found in the /usr/bin directory. This directory is usually included in the PATH variable, so running any one of the MySQL GUI Tools simply requires typing the executable file name, regardless of your current directory. For example: 

shell> mysql-administrator

For those distributions that create menu items, you may also, of course, start any one of the tools by choosing the menu item.