How to Install and Uninstall mysql-common Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: November 25,2024

You can also install and uninstall the mysql-common on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "mysql-common" package

Learn how to install mysql-common on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall mysql-common on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: mysql-common
Architecture: all
Version: 5.8+1.0.8
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: database
Source: mysql-defaults (1.0.8)
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+1.0.8_all.deb
Size: 7212
MD5sum: 9844a102d264bb4f2457cc2eee5779d6
SHA1: ee85608995ef784ba95f2f345e9b3a42ff514b26
SHA256: 1e4e9c090c71333a6f83c2d3021866e77a21df914cd2af40bf2892054f97ed35
SHA512: ccf5140192e080ec156d8061a505abf42d1d7964e9fba47bcad8460903a2443baffcdfaa38093658eb9307196f91b2b5f47ae1d03e0c28b6b32554e201598bf7
Description: MySQL database common files, e.g. /etc/mysql/my.cnf
Description-md5: 562d254c602f89e4390e28f6362283c8
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