How to Install and Uninstall mysql-common Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "mysql-common" package

This tutorial shows how to install mysql-common on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                mysql-common
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "mysql-common" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall mysql-common on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                mysql-common
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mysql-common package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: mysql-common
Architecture: all
Version: 5.8+1.0.5ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: database
Source: mysql-defaults (1.0.5ubuntu2)
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian MySQL Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 34
Provides: mysql-common-5.6
Conflicts: mariadb-server-5.5, mysql-common-5.6, mysql-server-5.5, percona-xtradb-cluster-common-5.5
Breaks: mariadb-common (<< 10.0.20-3~)
Replaces: mariadb-server-5.5, mysql-common-5.6, mysql-server-5.5, percona-xtradb-cluster-common-5.5
Filename: pool/main/m/mysql-defaults/mysql-common_5.8+1.0.5ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 7496
MD5sum: cc1f61149a84c2ddd804787e2b224b2a
SHA1: 19d7e82d4852b72bacc9a94882f107268edf2e9d
SHA256: 9fc5306519ff0648d3dfb9920db765c90e6982eec7fbb9fe52f0c351e9be7c9e
Description: MySQL database common files, e.g. /etc/mysql/my.cnf
Description-md5: 562d254c602f89e4390e28f6362283c8
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