Installation problem

[Clifford Martin <camartin@xxxxxxxx>]

I am new to MySQL. I've installed the package under SuSe Linux 7.1
(kernel 2.4). When I try to start the database using commands from the
manual  I get the following message.
Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket
'/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock'. I'm pretty much lost at this point as I
have very little experience with database programs.  Thansk for your
help.

Cliff Martin

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