How To Install mysql on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install mysql on CentOS 8. mysql is MySQL client programs and shared libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mysql on CentOS 8.

What is mysql

MySQL is a multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server. MySQL is a client/server implementation consisting of a server daemon (mysqld) and many different client programs and libraries. The base package contains the standard MySQL client programs and generic MySQL files.

We can use yum or dnf to install mysql on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mysql.

Install mysql on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install mysql using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mysql

Install mysql on CentOS 8 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install mysql using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mysql

How To Uninstall mysql on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove mysql

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mysql on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.