Introduction

Installing the MySQL package on Ubuntu is extremely simple.

Installation

Open a terminal and enter the following commands.

sudo apt-get install mysql-client mysql-navigator mysql-server

Type Y to accept the additional packages. Press Enter.

After downloading and during installation, the MySQL configuration dialogs will display in the terminal.

In the first dialog, press Enter.

Enter a password for the MySQL root user. Press Enter.

Reenter the root password. Press Enter.

That’s it, MySQL is now installed and ready for use.