How to install mysql in UBUNTU 16.04 LTS

How to install mysql in UBUNTU 16.04 LTS

Try: sudo service mysqld start

To check that service is running use: ps -ef | grep mysql | grep -v grep.

Uninstalling:

sudo apt-get purge mysql-server
sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get autoclean

Re-Installing:

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

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Backup entire folder before doing this:

sudo rm /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades*
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

if you want start or stop mysql server, you can use the command like :
sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start

sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop

that's it..