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title: Install MySQL on Kubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of MySQL for on Kubuntu - MySQL
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/mysql/kubuntu
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# Install MySQL on **Kubuntu**

# MySQL

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/mysql/kubuntu#install)

#### MySQL

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. 8.4/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`

### Package name

* mysql

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### License

* Apache-2.0

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### Last updated

* 17 August 2026 - 8.4/stable
* 14 September 2026 - 8.4/edge

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### Websites

* [canonical.com](https://canonical.com/data/mysql "https://canonical.com/data/mysql")
* [dev.mysql.com](https://dev.mysql.com/ "https://dev.mysql.com/")

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### Contact

* [matrix.to](https://matrix.to/#/#charmhub-data-platform:ubuntu.com "https://matrix.to/#/#charmhub-data-platform:ubuntu.com")

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### Source code

* [github.com/canonical/mysql-snap](https://github.com/canonical/mysql-snap "https://github.com/canonical/mysql-snap")
* [github.com/mysql/mysql-server](https://github.com/mysql/mysql-server "https://github.com/mysql/mysql-server")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/canonical/mysql-snap/issues](https://github.com/canonical/mysql-snap/issues "https://github.com/canonical/mysql-snap/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/mysql/kubuntu#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on Kubuntu and install MySQL

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](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

If you’re running [Kubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://kubuntu.org/) or later, including [Kubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BionicBeaver/ReleaseNotes/Kubuntu) and [Kubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CosmicCuttlefish/ReleaseNotes/Kubuntu), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go.

Versions of Kubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-14-04-lts) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-15-10) don’t include *snap* by default, but *snap* can be installed from the command line as follows:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

### Install MySQL

To install MySQL, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install mysql
```

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