MySQL installation on Linux

To install MySQL on a Linux system, you can use the package manager specific to your distribution. Below are instructions for installing MySQL on some popular Linux distributions:

Ubuntu/Debian:

1. Update the package index:
   • sudo apt update
2. Install the MySQL server package:
   • sudo apt install mysql-server
3. During the installation process, you will be prompted to set a root password for MySQL. Enter a secure password and confirm it.
4. Once the installation is complete, MySQL should be automatically started. You can verify the status of the MySQL service:
   • sudo systemctl status mysql

After MySQL is installed and running, you can secure the installation by running the MySQL secure installation script:

sudo mysql_secure_installation

Follow the prompts to set a root password, remove anonymous users, disallow remote root login, and remove test databases and access to them.

Once completed, you can start using MySQL on your Linux system for storing and managing databases.