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In this post, I am sharing primary steps to install MySQL 5.7 on Ubuntu 16.04.
Please follow the below steps, and get ready with MySQL 5.7 in few minutes.
Step 1: Update the server package
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sudo apt-get update |
Step 2: Install latest MySQL Server from updated package
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sudo apt-get install mysql-server |
Step 3: Ask for Root user password, so enter your Root password and press OK
Step 4: Make sure about default MySQL Security Options
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sudo mysql_secure_installation |
For testing, I passed below options:
Step 5: Check the MySQL Service Status
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systemctl status mysql.service |
Step 6: Connect MySQL using root user
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mysql -u root -p |
Step 7: Final – Check the version details
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mysql> select version(); +-------------------------+ | version() | +-------------------------+ | 5.7.18-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | +-------------------------+ |
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