How To Install mysql-client on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install mysql-client on Debian 9. mysql-client is MySQL database client binaries [transitional]

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mysql-client on Debian 9.

What is mysql-client

mysql-client is:

This is a transitional MySQL database that depends on default MySQL client metapackage. It can be safely removed.

There are three methods to install mysql-client on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install mysql-client Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install mysql-client using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install mysql-client

Install mysql-client Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install mysql-client using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install mysql-client

Install mysql-client Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install mysql-client using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install mysql-client

How To Uninstall mysql-client on Debian 9

To uninstall only the mysql-client package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove mysql-client

Uninstall mysql-client And Its Dependencies

To uninstall mysql-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove mysql-client

Remove mysql-client Configurations and Data

To remove mysql-client configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge mysql-client

Remove mysql-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove mysql-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mysql-client

Dependencies

mysql-client have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mysql-client package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.