How To Install dbconfig-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install dbconfig-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04. dbconfig-mysql is dbconfig-common MySQL/MariaDB support

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dbconfig-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is dbconfig-mysql

dbconfig-mysql is:

This package ensures MySQL/MariaDB support in the dbconfig-common framework, and should be in the depends list of packages that require MySQL support from dbconfig-common.

System administrators that don’t want dbconfig-common to handle the database management should install dbconfig-no-thanks instead.

There are three methods to install dbconfig-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install dbconfig-mysql Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install dbconfig-mysql

Install dbconfig-mysql Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dbconfig-mysql

Install dbconfig-mysql 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install dbconfig-mysql

How To Uninstall dbconfig-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove dbconfig-mysql

Uninstall dbconfig-mysql And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dbconfig-mysql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dbconfig-mysql

Remove dbconfig-mysql Configurations and Data

To remove dbconfig-mysql configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dbconfig-mysql

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dbconfig-mysql package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.