How to Install and Uninstall mysql-common Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "mysql-common" package

This guide let you learn how to install mysql-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall mysql-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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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 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: mysql-common
Architecture: all
Version: 5.7.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: database
Source: mysql-5.7
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian MySQL Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 127
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-5.7/mysql-common_5.7.33-0ubuntu0.16.04.1_all.deb
Size: 14836
MD5sum: 289a83fc116c3720b3645d6d9c9af049
SHA1: 64b7aac15c33c0a6f76ec105cebae6a9dd16687b
SHA256: 4bc3f6edc618a573ba6b4edc3aa3a5c6ed1a1e6327499d9b451f688a16c6185a
SHA512: 58e0cb087b958ed0d4c52e143dbb44a23ecba8a266daa64cc4eee5b3fb09b3d74337134efe8b2f6c99c682c16061d4147164fc39924ba3858d68ff4412f72464
Homepage: http://dev.mysql.com/
Description-en: MySQL database common files, e.g. /etc/mysql/my.cnf
MySQL is a fast, stable and true multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database
server. SQL (Structured Query Language) is the most popular database query
language in the world. The main goals of MySQL are speed, robustness and
ease of use.
.
This package includes files needed by all versions of the client library,
e.g. /etc/mysql/my.cnf.
Description-md5: 562d254c602f89e4390e28f6362283c8
Task: lamp-server, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, mythbuntu-backend-master, ubuntustudio-video, ubuntustudio-publishing, ubuntustudio-graphics, ubuntustudio-audio, ubuntu-sdk
Supported: 5y

Package: mysql-common
Priority: optional
Section: database
Installed-Size: 199
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian MySQL Maintainers
Architecture: all
Source: mysql-5.7
Version: 5.7.11-0ubuntu6
Replaces: mariadb-server-5.5, mysql-common-5.6, mysql-server-5.5, percona-xtradb-cluster-common-5.5
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~)
Filename: pool/main/m/mysql-5.7/mysql-common_5.7.11-0ubuntu6_all.deb
Size: 16596
MD5sum: a4e2affa0151c0322a520cb1937ea19d
SHA1: 7d8f318b34ae078ce4b1105568723d0f1933a0b6
SHA256: 7219d7e040fa7738b06274a673e8944ab4ec9fc84246bcf6799965e1e5f8ffeb
Description-en: MySQL database common files, e.g. /etc/mysql/my.cnf
MySQL is a fast, stable and true multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database
server. SQL (Structured Query Language) is the most popular database query
language in the world. The main goals of MySQL are speed, robustness and
ease of use.
.
This package includes files needed by all versions of the client library,
e.g. /etc/mysql/my.cnf.
Description-md5: 562d254c602f89e4390e28f6362283c8
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://dev.mysql.com/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: lamp-server, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, mythbuntu-backend-master, ubuntustudio-video, ubuntustudio-publishing, ubuntustudio-graphics, ubuntustudio-audio, ubuntu-sdk