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I installed MySQL using sudo apt-get. Now I need to remove it from my system.

How can I do that?

mysql software-uninstall

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I installed MySQL using sudo apt-get. Now I need to remove it from my system.

How can I do that?

mysql software-uninstall

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To remove mysql completely from your system Just type in terminal

sudo apt-get purge mysql-server mysql-client mysql-common mysql-server-core-* mysql-client-core-*

sudo rm -rf /etc/mysql /var/lib/mysql

sudo apt-get autoremove

sudo apt-get autoclean

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edited Mar 10 '18 at 16:18

answered Aug 6 '12 at 8:49

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  I guess this doesn't work. After I do these steps, I tried : sudo apt-get install mysql-client-core-5.5. But it shows : mysql-client-core-5.5 is already the newest version. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 97 not upgraded.. Is that mean still mysql resides in my pc?
  
  – batman
  Aug 6 '12 at 9:35
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  Try sudo dpkg --purge mysql-server mysql-client mysql-common
  
  – Ketan Patel
  Aug 6 '12 at 10:46
  

  
  
  
  


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  If I try sudo dpkg --purge mysql-server mysql-client mysql-common I get : dpkg: warning: there's no installed package matching mysql-server dpkg: warning: there's no installed package matching mysql-client dpkg: warning: there's no installed package matching mysql-common . I'm bit confused now. Is that mysql have been removed or not?
  
  – batman
  Aug 6 '12 at 11:17
  

  
  
  
  


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  this wasn't sufficient for me, a few more things had to be done: stackoverflow.com/a/16178696/447661
  
  – Mihai Rotaru
  Jul 26 '14 at 21:07
  

  
  
  
  


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  This also wasn't sufficient for me - for me, also, the answer here instead worked: stackoverflow.com/a/16178696/368896
  
  – Dan Nissenbaum
  Oct 9 '15 at 8:35
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

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all the above solutions are correct but I would try with

sudo apt-get remove --purge mysql*

sudo apt-get autoremove

sudo apt-get autoclean

This will uninstall all mysql related packages.

share|improve this answer

edited May 13 '14 at 14:17

Avinash Raj

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answered May 13 '14 at 14:08

NaveenNaveen

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  This is the easiest/simplest way to get rid of everything mysql-related. Though the wildcard here will match pretty much any package with 'mysq' in it's name, so you might want to specify sudo apt-get remove --purge -s 'mysql*' to be more specific.
  
  – geerlingguy
  May 23 '14 at 18:52
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Seconded on the use of a more specific regex. I ended up using the regex of '^mysql-' Initially, I was going to run mysql, but found out it caught a ton of stuff unrelated...like:Note, selecting 'mysql-testsuite' for regex '^mysql*' Note, selecting 'mysql-server' for regex '^mysql*' Note, selecting 'mysql-server-core' for regex '^mysql*' Note, selecting 'mysqmail' for regex '^mysql*' Note, selecting 'mysqmail-pure-ftpd-logger' for regex '^mysql*'
  
  – MaasSql
  Mar 11 '15 at 16:18
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I tried all the commands listed here and afterwards if I type 'mysql' into the terminal and press tab twice I still see some option come up for mysql, does this mean anything? > mysql mysqld mysql_upgrade mysqlcheck mysql_install_db
  
  – GoProCameraByGoPro
  Mar 26 '15 at 20:45
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This only worked for me when I used sudo apt-get -f autoremove
  
  – Simon D
  Oct 21 '15 at 5:33
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  this gives me a couple of errors like ` E: Unable to locate package mysql `. my installation seems to be a bit messed up. and it kind of frightening that i cant even re-install it.
  
  – Blauhirn
  Aug 3 '16 at 20:17
  

  
  
  
  

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This will remove mysql 5.6 from ubuntu 15.04

sudo apt-get remove --purge mysql-server mysql-client mysql-common

sudo apt-get autoremove

sudo apt-get autoclean

sudo rm -rf /var/lib/mysql

sudo rm -rf /etc/mysql

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answered May 3 '15 at 18:34

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  Manually removing the directories seemed necessary for me (so +1), perhaps because my directories were symbolic links?
  
  – Jonathan
  Dec 13 '15 at 9:20
  

  
  
  
  


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  I felt like your anwser was the most concise, so I wantedo comment here. I did something similar for mariadb, however i noticed I had a dangling system service. I had to remove it using: superuser.com/a/936976/260852
  
  – Mario Olivio Flores
  Sep 28 '16 at 14:28
  

  
  
  
  


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  Thanks, this also works for mysql 5.7 on ubuntu 16.04.
  
  – tated
  Jan 22 '18 at 22:52
  

  
  
  
  

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First you need to stop your mysql server from service.

sudo service mysql stop

Then You can use purge command to uninstall

sudo apt-get purge mysql-server mysql-client

Note: the above based on your package list. I have installed both server and client. This will for your convineient

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answered Feb 25 '16 at 6:47

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  Stopping the MySQL service was key for me. I had it running and kept getting an error: dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting: fork failed: Cannot allocate memory E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2) Stopping MySQL, then running sudo dpkg --configure -a followed by sudo apt-get remove --purge mysql* worked for me.
  
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  Aug 14 '18 at 14:44
  

  
  
  
  

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I don't use Ubuntu much but what I think you should try is what I did.

I first typed this in command line : sudo apt-get remove --purge mysql-server mysql-client mysql-common,

then followed with this below : sudo apt-get autoremove

and finally typed this : sudo apt-get autoclean.

I found that it was removed.

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I forgot the mysql root password and needed to reset.
I tried this http://www.rackspace.com/knowledge_center/article/mysql-resetting-a-lost-mysql-root-password and didn't work because it kept saying can't write logs or similar.
Now my solution was to completely remove mysql from Ubuntu13.10 and fresh installation.

sudo apt-get remove --purge mysql-server mysql-client mysql-common

sudo apt-get autoremove

sudo rm -rf /var/lib/mysql

I had to run the last commandline, because Ubuntu sometimes keeps some libs even you try purge them all.
Now install mysql server and client

sudo apt-get install mysql-client mysql-server

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answered Feb 24 '14 at 14:01

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1

When I tried sudo apt-get purge mysql* it didn't work.

Purged mysql5 with:

sudo apt-get purge mysql-*

Then for cleaning up:

sudo apt-get autoremove

sudo apt-get autoclean

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edited Jul 25 '17 at 10:06

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answered Aug 8 '16 at 17:37

The WiseThe Wise

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0

Completly uninstall mysql:

sudo -i

service mysql stop

killall -KILL mysql mysqld_safe mysqld

apt-get --yes purge mysql*

apt-get --yes autoremove --purge

apt-get autoclean

deluser --remove-home mysql

delgroup mysql

rm -rf /etc/apparmor.d/abstractions/mysql /etc/apparmor.d/cache/usr.sbin.mysqld /etc/mysql /var/lib/mysql /var/log/mysql* /var/log/upstart/mysql.log* /var/run/mysqld ~/.mysql_history

updatedb

Based on this answer and many others...

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answered Jul 25 '17 at 10:16

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Try this, It will fully wipeout out every single file of MySQL from your system:

sudo service mysql stop  #or mysqld

sudo killall -9 mysql

sudo killall -9 mysqld

sudo apt-get remove --purge mysql-server mysql-client mysql-common

sudo apt-get autoremove

sudo apt-get autoclean

sudo deluser -f mysql

sudo rm -rf /var/lib/mysql

sudo apt-get purge mysql-server-core-5.7

sudo apt-get purge mysql-client-core-5.7

sudo rm -rf /var/log/mysql

sudo rm -rf /etc/mysql

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To remove mysql completely from your system Just type in terminal

sudo apt-get purge mysql-server mysql-client mysql-common mysql-server-core-* mysql-client-core-*

sudo rm -rf /etc/mysql /var/lib/mysql

sudo apt-get autoremove

sudo apt-get autoclean

share|improve this answer

edited Mar 10 '18 at 16:18

answered Aug 6 '12 at 8:49

Ketan PatelKetan Patel

10.4k94465

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I guess this doesn't work. After I do these steps, I tried : sudo apt-get install mysql-client-core-5.5. But it shows : mysql-client-core-5.5 is already the newest version. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 97 not upgraded.. Is that mean still mysql resides in my pc?
  
  – batman
  Aug 6 '12 at 9:35
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Try sudo dpkg --purge mysql-server mysql-client mysql-common
  
  – Ketan Patel
  Aug 6 '12 at 10:46
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  If I try sudo dpkg --purge mysql-server mysql-client mysql-common I get : dpkg: warning: there's no installed package matching mysql-server dpkg: warning: there's no installed package matching mysql-client dpkg: warning: there's no installed package matching mysql-common . I'm bit confused now. Is that mysql have been removed or not?
  
  – batman
  Aug 6 '12 at 11:17
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  4
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  this wasn't sufficient for me, a few more things had to be done: stackoverflow.com/a/16178696/447661
  
  – Mihai Rotaru
  Jul 26 '14 at 21:07
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  3
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This also wasn't sufficient for me - for me, also, the answer here instead worked: stackoverflow.com/a/16178696/368896
  
  – Dan Nissenbaum
  Oct 9 '15 at 8:35
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
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243

To remove mysql completely from your system Just type in terminal

sudo apt-get purge mysql-server mysql-client mysql-common mysql-server-core-* mysql-client-core-*

sudo rm -rf /etc/mysql /var/lib/mysql

sudo apt-get autoremove

sudo apt-get autoclean

share|improve this answer

edited Mar 10 '18 at 16:18

answered Aug 6 '12 at 8:49

Ketan PatelKetan Patel

10.4k94465

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I guess this doesn't work. After I do these steps, I tried : sudo apt-get install mysql-client-core-5.5. But it shows : mysql-client-core-5.5 is already the newest version. 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 97 not upgraded.. Is that mean still mysql resides in my pc?
  
  – batman
  Aug 6 '12 at 9:35
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Try sudo dpkg --purge mysql-server mysql-client mysql-common
  
  – Ketan Patel
  Aug 6 '12 at 10:46
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  If I try sudo dpkg --purge mysql-server mysql-client mysql-common I get : dpkg: warning: there's no installed package matching mysql-server dpkg: warning: there's no installed package matching mysql-client dpkg: warning: there's no installed package matching mysql-common . I'm bit confused now. Is that mysql have been removed or not?
  
  – batman
  Aug 6 '12 at 11:17
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  4
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  this wasn't sufficient for me, a few more things had to be done: stackoverflow.com/a/16178696/447661
  
  – Mihai Rotaru
  Jul 26 '14 at 21:07
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  3
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This also wasn't sufficient for me - for me, also, the answer here instead worked: stackoverflow.com/a/16178696/368896
  
  – Dan Nissenbaum
  Oct 9 '15 at 8:35
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
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To remove mysql completely from your system Just type in terminal

sudo apt-get purge mysql-server mysql-client mysql-common mysql-server-core-* mysql-client-core-*

sudo rm -rf /etc/mysql /var/lib/mysql

sudo apt-get autoremove

sudo apt-get autoclean

share|improve this answer

edited Mar 10 '18 at 16:18

answered Aug 6 '12 at 8:49

Ketan PatelKetan Patel

10.4k94465

sudo apt-get purge mysql-server mysql-client mysql-common mysql-server-core-* mysql-client-core-*

sudo rm -rf /etc/mysql /var/lib/mysql

sudo apt-get autoremove

sudo apt-get autoclean

share|improve this answer

edited Mar 10 '18 at 16:18

answered Aug 6 '12 at 8:49

Ketan PatelKetan Patel

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answered Aug 6 '12 at 8:49

Ketan PatelKetan Patel

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answered Aug 6 '12 at 8:49

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57

all the above solutions are correct but I would try with

sudo apt-get remove --purge mysql*

sudo apt-get autoremove

sudo apt-get autoclean

This will uninstall all mysql related packages.

share|improve this answer

edited May 13 '14 at 14:17

Avinash Raj

52.5k41170219

answered May 13 '14 at 14:08

NaveenNaveen

57142

• 
  
  
  

  
  10
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This is the easiest/simplest way to get rid of everything mysql-related. Though the wildcard here will match pretty much any package with 'mysq' in it's name, so you might want to specify sudo apt-get remove --purge -s 'mysql*' to be more specific.
  
  – geerlingguy
  May 23 '14 at 18:52
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Seconded on the use of a more specific regex. I ended up using the regex of '^mysql-' Initially, I was going to run mysql, but found out it caught a ton of stuff unrelated...like:Note, selecting 'mysql-testsuite' for regex '^mysql*' Note, selecting 'mysql-server' for regex '^mysql*' Note, selecting 'mysql-server-core' for regex '^mysql*' Note, selecting 'mysqmail' for regex '^mysql*' Note, selecting 'mysqmail-pure-ftpd-logger' for regex '^mysql*'
  
  – MaasSql
  Mar 11 '15 at 16:18
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I tried all the commands listed here and afterwards if I type 'mysql' into the terminal and press tab twice I still see some option come up for mysql, does this mean anything? > mysql mysqld mysql_upgrade mysqlcheck mysql_install_db
  
  – GoProCameraByGoPro
  Mar 26 '15 at 20:45
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This only worked for me when I used sudo apt-get -f autoremove
  
  – Simon D
  Oct 21 '15 at 5:33
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  this gives me a couple of errors like ` E: Unable to locate package mysql `. my installation seems to be a bit messed up. and it kind of frightening that i cant even re-install it.
  
  – Blauhirn
  Aug 3 '16 at 20:17
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 4 more comments

57

all the above solutions are correct but I would try with

sudo apt-get remove --purge mysql*

sudo apt-get autoremove

sudo apt-get autoclean

This will uninstall all mysql related packages.

share|improve this answer

edited May 13 '14 at 14:17

Avinash Raj

52.5k41170219

answered May 13 '14 at 14:08

NaveenNaveen

57142

• 
  
  
  

  
  10
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This is the easiest/simplest way to get rid of everything mysql-related. Though the wildcard here will match pretty much any package with 'mysq' in it's name, so you might want to specify sudo apt-get remove --purge -s 'mysql*' to be more specific.
  
  – geerlingguy
  May 23 '14 at 18:52
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Seconded on the use of a more specific regex. I ended up using the regex of '^mysql-' Initially, I was going to run mysql, but found out it caught a ton of stuff unrelated...like:Note, selecting 'mysql-testsuite' for regex '^mysql*' Note, selecting 'mysql-server' for regex '^mysql*' Note, selecting 'mysql-server-core' for regex '^mysql*' Note, selecting 'mysqmail' for regex '^mysql*' Note, selecting 'mysqmail-pure-ftpd-logger' for regex '^mysql*'
  
  – MaasSql
  Mar 11 '15 at 16:18
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I tried all the commands listed here and afterwards if I type 'mysql' into the terminal and press tab twice I still see some option come up for mysql, does this mean anything? > mysql mysqld mysql_upgrade mysqlcheck mysql_install_db
  
  – GoProCameraByGoPro
  Mar 26 '15 at 20:45
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This only worked for me when I used sudo apt-get -f autoremove
  
  – Simon D
  Oct 21 '15 at 5:33
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  this gives me a couple of errors like ` E: Unable to locate package mysql `. my installation seems to be a bit messed up. and it kind of frightening that i cant even re-install it.
  
  – Blauhirn
  Aug 3 '16 at 20:17
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 4 more comments

all the above solutions are correct but I would try with

sudo apt-get remove --purge mysql*

sudo apt-get autoremove

sudo apt-get autoclean

This will uninstall all mysql related packages.

share|improve this answer

edited May 13 '14 at 14:17

Avinash Raj

52.5k41170219

answered May 13 '14 at 14:08

NaveenNaveen

57142

sudo apt-get remove --purge mysql*

sudo apt-get autoremove

sudo apt-get autoclean

share|improve this answer

edited May 13 '14 at 14:17

Avinash Raj

52.5k41170219

answered May 13 '14 at 14:08

NaveenNaveen

57142

edited May 13 '14 at 14:17

Avinash Raj

52.5k41170219

edited May 13 '14 at 14:17

Avinash Raj

52.5k41170219

answered May 13 '14 at 14:08

NaveenNaveen

57142

answered May 13 '14 at 14:08

NaveenNaveen

57142

24

This will remove mysql 5.6 from ubuntu 15.04

sudo apt-get remove --purge mysql-server mysql-client mysql-common

sudo apt-get autoremove

sudo apt-get autoclean

sudo rm -rf /var/lib/mysql

sudo rm -rf /etc/mysql

share|improve this answer

answered May 3 '15 at 18:34

VaskoVasko

35123

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Manually removing the directories seemed necessary for me (so +1), perhaps because my directories were symbolic links?
  
  – Jonathan
  Dec 13 '15 at 9:20
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I felt like your anwser was the most concise, so I wantedo comment here. I did something similar for mariadb, however i noticed I had a dangling system service. I had to remove it using: superuser.com/a/936976/260852
  
  – Mario Olivio Flores
  Sep 28 '16 at 14:28
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thanks, this also works for mysql 5.7 on ubuntu 16.04.
  
  – tated
  Jan 22 '18 at 22:52
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

24

This will remove mysql 5.6 from ubuntu 15.04

sudo apt-get remove --purge mysql-server mysql-client mysql-common

sudo apt-get autoremove

sudo apt-get autoclean

sudo rm -rf /var/lib/mysql

sudo rm -rf /etc/mysql

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answered May 3 '15 at 18:34

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  Manually removing the directories seemed necessary for me (so +1), perhaps because my directories were symbolic links?
  
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  I felt like your anwser was the most concise, so I wantedo comment here. I did something similar for mariadb, however i noticed I had a dangling system service. I had to remove it using: superuser.com/a/936976/260852
  
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  Thanks, this also works for mysql 5.7 on ubuntu 16.04.
  
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This will remove mysql 5.6 from ubuntu 15.04

sudo apt-get remove --purge mysql-server mysql-client mysql-common

sudo apt-get autoremove

sudo apt-get autoclean

sudo rm -rf /var/lib/mysql

sudo rm -rf /etc/mysql

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answered May 3 '15 at 18:34

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sudo apt-get remove --purge mysql-server mysql-client mysql-common

sudo apt-get autoremove

sudo apt-get autoclean

sudo rm -rf /var/lib/mysql

sudo rm -rf /etc/mysql

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answered May 3 '15 at 18:34

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answered May 3 '15 at 18:34

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First you need to stop your mysql server from service.

sudo service mysql stop

Then You can use purge command to uninstall

sudo apt-get purge mysql-server mysql-client

Note: the above based on your package list. I have installed both server and client. This will for your convineient

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answered Feb 25 '16 at 6:47

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  Stopping the MySQL service was key for me. I had it running and kept getting an error: dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting: fork failed: Cannot allocate memory E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2) Stopping MySQL, then running sudo dpkg --configure -a followed by sudo apt-get remove --purge mysql* worked for me.
  
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First you need to stop your mysql server from service.

sudo service mysql stop

Then You can use purge command to uninstall

sudo apt-get purge mysql-server mysql-client

Note: the above based on your package list. I have installed both server and client. This will for your convineient

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answered Feb 25 '16 at 6:47

Vijayaprakash PVijayaprakash P

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  Stopping the MySQL service was key for me. I had it running and kept getting an error: dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting: fork failed: Cannot allocate memory E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2) Stopping MySQL, then running sudo dpkg --configure -a followed by sudo apt-get remove --purge mysql* worked for me.
  
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First you need to stop your mysql server from service.

sudo service mysql stop

Then You can use purge command to uninstall

sudo apt-get purge mysql-server mysql-client

Note: the above based on your package list. I have installed both server and client. This will for your convineient

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answered Feb 25 '16 at 6:47

Vijayaprakash PVijayaprakash P

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sudo service mysql stop

sudo apt-get purge mysql-server mysql-client

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answered Feb 25 '16 at 6:47

Vijayaprakash PVijayaprakash P

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answered Feb 25 '16 at 6:47

Vijayaprakash PVijayaprakash P

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answered Feb 25 '16 at 6:47

Vijayaprakash PVijayaprakash P

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I don't use Ubuntu much but what I think you should try is what I did.

I first typed this in command line : sudo apt-get remove --purge mysql-server mysql-client mysql-common,

then followed with this below : sudo apt-get autoremove

and finally typed this : sudo apt-get autoclean.

I found that it was removed.

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answered Dec 4 '12 at 14:54

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I don't use Ubuntu much but what I think you should try is what I did.

I first typed this in command line : sudo apt-get remove --purge mysql-server mysql-client mysql-common,

then followed with this below : sudo apt-get autoremove

and finally typed this : sudo apt-get autoclean.

I found that it was removed.

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edited Dec 4 '12 at 15:57

VedVals

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answered Dec 4 '12 at 14:54

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