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title: Install MySQL Server on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of MySQL Server for Linux - Powerful open-source
  relational database management system
url: https://snapcraft.io/mysql-strict
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# MySQL Server (mysql-strict)

[DownThePark](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/downthepark "View all snaps from DownThePark")

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* [Server and Cloud](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=server-and-cloud)

8.4/stable 8.4.10

Install 8.4/stable of MySQL Server

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install mysql-strict
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* mysql-strict

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### License

* GPL-3.0+

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### Last updated

* 27 July 2026 - 8.4/stable
* 27 July 2026 - latest/stable

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### Websites

* [www.mysql.com](https://www.mysql.com/ "https://www.mysql.com/")

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### Source code

* [github.com/DownThePark/mysql-snap](https://github.com/DownThePark/mysql-snap "https://github.com/DownThePark/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 Snap Store violation

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

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/mysql-strict#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/mysql-strict#tab-security)

#### Powerful open-source relational database management system

MySQL is the world's most popular open-source relational database management system, powering many of the world's most accessed applications, including Amazon, Netflix, Uber, and many more. It delivers a multi-threaded, multi-user, and robust SQL database server for mission-critical, heavy-load production systems. MySQL is fast, reliable, and powerful.

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**Commands**:

* `mysql-strict.mysql`
* `mysql-strict.mysqladmin`
* `mysql-strict.mysqldump`
* `mysql-strict.mysqlimport`

**Tip**: For convenience, you can create an alias using snapd's alias feature.

```
 sudo snap alias mysql-strict.mysql mysql
```

**Note**: By default, this snap uses the `auth_socket` plugin, similar to the deb version. Therefore, `sudo` is required to authenticate the MySQL root user.

```
 sudo mysql
```

To log in with a password instead (using `mysql -u root -p`), execute the following SQL statement (change `YOUR_NEW_PASS` below with a strong password):

```
 ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED WITH caching_sha2_password BY 'YOUR_NEW_PASS';
```

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## Install MySQL Server on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/mysql-strict/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/mysql-strict/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/mysql-strict/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/mysql-strict/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/mysql-strict/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/mysql-strict/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/mysql-strict/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/mysql-strict/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/mysql-strict/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/mysql-strict/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/mysql-strict/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/mysql-strict/ubuntu)

[### Raspberry Pi](https://snapcraft.io/install/mysql-strict/raspbian)