What is the method for uninstalling MySQL in Linux?

1 year ago
Olivia Parker
1 minute

To uninstall MySQL, you can follow these steps:

  1. Open the terminal and log in as the root user or a user with sudo permissions.
  2. Disable the MySQL service using systemctl
  3. Please stop the mysql service.
  4. Uninstall MySQL server, client, and common package completely by using the command “sudo apt-get remove –purge mysql-server mysql-client mysql-common”.
  5. Delete the directory /var/lib/mysql using sudo command.
  6. Remove unused packages using the following command: sudo apt-get autoremove
  7. Clean up unnecessary files using the “apt-get autoclean” command.

After completing the above steps, your system should have successfully uninstalled MySQL.

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