I get a large error log on install error code 2006

This error codes simply implies your SQL server has 'gone away' normally happening when there is too much data being sent to the server. So it disconnects to save itself crashing.. or worse yet it has crashed. There are ways to avoid this by ensuring your packet setting is set higher than the standard setting
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MySQL 5> will display the error code:

• "got a package too big"

MySQL <4 will display the error:

• "MySQL server has gone away"

9/10 however you simply need to try again after a few moments.