How To Install mysql-client on Debian 9
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.