Trying to deinstall MySQL in Ubuntu 9.04

06-02-2009	#1 (permalink)
mrs1179 Just Joined! Join Date: May 2009 Location: Deep in the heart of Texas Posts: 40	Trying to deinstall MySQL in Ubuntu 9.04 I'm trying to deinstall MySQL so that I can start over and do a clean install. I have done sudo apt-get remove to delete the packages, but they don't appear to be completely gone. After doing that, I still seem to have some components left. This is what I see now: Code: dpkg --get-selections \|grep mysql libmysqlclient16 deinstall mysql-client-5.1 deinstall mysql-server-5.1 deinstall Can someone explain what it means when "deinstall" is displayed, and how I can completely and cleanly get rid of the MySQL components?

06-02-2009

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Originally Posted by mrs1179

I'm trying to deinstall MySQL so that I can start over and do a clean install.

I have done sudo apt-get remove to delete the packages, but they don't appear to be completely gone. After doing that, I still seem to have some components left. This is what I see now:

Code:

dpkg --get-selections |grep mysql

libmysqlclient16				deinstall
mysql-client-5.1				deinstall
mysql-server-5.1				deinstall

Can someone explain what it means when "deinstall" is displayed, and how I can completely and cleanly get rid of the MySQL components?

Just run on terminal:

Code:

sudo apt-get install mysql-server

06-02-2009	#3 (permalink)
bigtomrodney /etc/init.d/moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Sunny South-East of Ireland Posts: 6,038	You can use the purge option to remove the config files too. Either choose the purge option in Synaptic when uninstalling or use Code: sudo apt-get --purge remove mysql-server Of course you'll have to run this with the package installed. __________________ Registered Linux user #378740 New members read here / Forum Rules #linuxforums on irc.freenode.net

06-02-2009	#4 (permalink)
sahabcse Just Joined! Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 46	open synapic manager in system>>administration>>synaptic manager there select mysqk-server, then right click and remove or open the terminal sudo apt-get purge package-name for more info follow My Linux: Package management - Debian and ubuntu

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