To the team, just tonight I downloaded the XOOPS 2.5.8 zip from sourceforge.net and I am having a problem with the installation script, it i handling it up to when it is being prompted for the mysql details then just stating a loop in this spot: see this video:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUzPYs31Iys&feature=youtu.be

Anyway any comments all the system is standard and should meet the spec of this,,,

Simon, maybe it was the user name?

But seriously, please download the latest version (work in progress) from GitHub:
https://github.com/XOOPS/XoopsCore25

and run the test again.

I'll be also testing here on my local Ubuntu 16.04, and I am sure, Richard will look into it too...

Probably getting a connection error that isn't reported correctly. That issue was already reported on GitHub, fixed, and will be in the next release. https://github.com/XOOPS/XoopsCore25/pull/145

Mamba's advice is spot on. The master branch at https://github.com/XOOPS/XoopsCore25/ contains fixes for all issues discovered so far. Sourceforge archives won't get updated until the next release.

A few other observations on your video,
- GitHub issues, in text, are much more efficient for tracking and communication.
- When we announce core release candidates, we plan on releasing the code unless issues are reported. If you want advance notice, that is it.
- The installer will show "mysql" as it is using MySQL. There is no distinction required for the extension used, as we only use the one that is still supported.