If you installed the MySQL GUI Tools using RPM files you can upgrade by navigating to the directory that contains the RPM files and typing at the command line:

shell> rpm -Uvh mysql-*.rpm
    

You may upgrade individual tools by using the U with the name of the specific tool you wish to upgrade. You will also need to upgrade the mysql-gui-tools-version.rpm file. For instance, to upgrade only the Administrator tool type:

shell> rpm -Uvh mysql-administrator-version.rpm mysql-gui-tools-version.rpm
    

When upgrading, packages cannot be installed separately because version conflicts will arise.

If your previous installation of MySQL GUI Tools included Workbench, (this tool has been removed from the GUI Tools package) you may encounter the following error when upgrading:

error: Failed dependencies:
mysql-gui-tools = old-version is needed by (installed)
mysql-workbench-version

To continue with the upgrade you must remove the Workbench RPM file. To determine the name of the Workbench RPM file issue the following command:

shell> rpm -qa  | grep workbench

Remove Workbench by issuing the command:

shell> rpm -e mysql-workbench-version

You should now be able to upgrade MySQL GUI Tools as described above.

If you do not wish to remove Workbench, perform an RPM installation rather than an upgrade. For instructions on doing this see Section 3.3.2, “RPM Installation”.