There are several binary distributions of MySQL Workbench available for Linux. These include:
Fedora 10 amd64 (RPM)
Ubuntu 8.04 i386 (DEB)
Ubuntu 8.10 amd64 (DEB)
In addition to the binary distributions, it is also possible to
download the MySQL Workbench source code as a
tar.gz or RPM package.
Check the MySQL Workbench download page for the latest packages.
The procedure for installing on Linux depends on which Linux distribution you are using.
Installing DEB packages
On Ubuntu, and other systems that use the Debian package scheme, you can install MySQL Workbench using a command such as:
shell> sudo dpkg -i package.deb
Note that
package.debmysql-workbench-oss-,
where version_i386.debversion is the MySQL Workbench
version number.
You may be warned that certain libraries are not available, depending on what you already have installed. Install the required libraries and then install the MySQL Workbench package again.
Installing RPM packages
On RedHat-based systems, and other systems using the RPM package format, MySQL Workbench can be installed by a command such as:
shell> sudo rpm -i package.rpm
Again, note that
package.rpmmysql-workbench-oss-,
and version-1fc10.x86_64.rpmversion is the MySQL Workbench
version number.