MySQL Snap ships the minimal set of binaries needed for the MySQL server and client.
Install the snap:
If you are an Ubuntu user, snapd is pre-installed and ready to go on all recent Ubuntu releases. Simply click on the drop-down menu at the upper right-hand corner of this page, select your channel of choice (e.g. 8.0/edge), and paste the command in your terminal, e.g.:
sudo snap install mysql
Use the snap:
By default, the MySQL root user is authenticated using the auth_socket plugin, similar to the deb version in the Ubuntu package repository. Therefore, to log as the root MySQL user, you need to prefix the mysql command with sudo.
sudo mysql
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Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.
Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, an app store with an audience of millions.
Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open Terminal from the Applications launcher and type the following:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.
To install MySQL, simply use the following command:
sudo snap install mysql --edge
Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap.
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