ubuntu16.04 mysql The program 'mysql' can be found in the following packages:

Question

I just uninstalled and reinstalled mysql in my Ubuntu. After installation, setting root and the password, I tried to login through "mysql -u root -p", but it yields with the following:

The program 'mysql' can be found in the following packages: * mysql-client-core-5.7 * mariadb-client-core-10.0 Try: sudo apt install

I then try "sudo apt install mysql-client-core-5.7" It shows "

mysql-client-core-5.7 is already the newest version (5.7.25-0ubuntu0.16.04.2).

". However it still does not work. Each time I type "mysql", it still yields:

The program 'mysql' can be found in the following packages: * mysql-client-core-5.7 * mariadb-client-core-10.0 Try: sudo apt install

I think that my MySQL server is running good and I have already connected it with my emma client. Anyone has any idea about this issue?

Answer 1

You have to remove completely mysql. Try this:

    sudo apt-get remove --purge mysql*
    sudo rm -rf /etc/mysql /var/lib/mysql
    sudo apt-get autoremove
    sudo apt-get autoclean

After that you can install again:

    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get install mysql-server