mysql: error while loading shared libraries: in fedora 11

[kumaranzone]

Hi

I am a newbie to linux. I have installed mysql via yum in fedora 11
After installation, when i start mysql using the command mysql -u root
it displays an

error msg
mysql: error while loading shared libraries: libmysqlclient.so.16: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

i have tried removing the installed mysql source via yum remove command but still after re-installation i m getting the same error. Kindly advise me to further proceedings. Any help appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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M.K

[atreyu]

Strange - if you installed mysql via yum, it should have installed the proper dependencies for you (libmysqlclient.so.16, e.g.).

That file should be found here:

/usr/lib/mysql/libmysqlclient.so.16

Is it not there?

You should also have this file:

/etc/ld.so.conf.d/mysql-i386.conf

and in it should be:

/usr/lib/mysql

Did you maybe install the wrong arch package (i686 vs 64bit)?

You can try to reinstall the package containing the lib package with:

rpm -e --justdb --nodeps mysql-libs
yum install mysql-libs

[ioanna83]

what do you get when running:

rpm -qa|grep mysql