安装mysql遇到一问题!!请各位帮忙!!

安装mysql遇到一问题!!请各位帮忙!!

我的安装哪里出现问题了~~~~~请各位帮忙~~~

我下载的是
mysql-standard-4.1.1-alpha-pc-linux-i686.tar.gz
我的系统是
RedHat 9


首先,我在/usr/local下面建立了一个 mysql的文件夹

然后,我把tar包中的所有mysql文件解到了mysql文件夹中

我设定PATH

MySQL_bin=/usr/local/mysql
PATH=$PATHMySQL_bin/bin

MySQL_scripts=/usr/local/mysql
PATH=$PATHMySQL_scripts/scripts

export MySQL_bin MySQL_scripts

重起电脑后:

[root@localhost root]# mysqladmin
mysqladmin  Ver 8.40 Distrib 4.1.1-alpha, for pc-linux on i686
Copyright (C) 2000 MySQL AB & MySQL Finland AB & TCX DataKonsult AB
This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software,
and you are welcome to modify and redistribute it under the GPL license
.....................

[root@localhost root]# mysql
ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)

以上是我所有的安装过程,请问在哪里出现问题了~~为什么配置不出来呢?      
去www.mysql.com下载一个完整的,  
似乎客户端就没有安装上,      
应该是哪个??      
实在不行,就用rpm方式吧,毕竟方便很多啊
去mysql.com下载那几个rpm包
MySQL-server-4.0.18-0.i386.rpm  
MySQL-bench-4.0.18-0.i386.rpm
MySQL-client-4.0.18-0.i386.rpm
MySQL-devel-4.0.18-0.i386.rpm
MySQL-shared-4.0.18-0.i386.rpm
MySQL-embedded-4.0.18-0.i386.rpm
MySQL-shared-compat-4.0.18-0.i386.rpm
当然,后面几个也不用全部装上,看你怎么用了。      
大侠你好
我的还是装不上mysql,而装的文件包里都有的但是
在装[root@lxq RPMS]# rpm -Uvh MyODBC-2.50.39-12.i386.rpm
error: Failed dependencies:
        libmysqlclient.so.10 is needed by MyODBC-2.50.39-12
    Suggested resolutions:
        mysql-3.23.58-1.i386.rpm
[root@lxq RPMS]# rpm -Uvh mysql-3.23.58-1.i386.rpm
error: Failed dependencies:
        perl-DBD-MySQL is needed by mysql-3.23.58-1
    Suggested resolutions:
        perl-DBD-MySQL-2.1021-3.i386.rpm
怎么办啊?
我的linux软件包里也没有libmysql开头的文件
我的邮箱是lxqiong@eyou.com
qq:348133324
帮帮我吧,我激切期待!