It is a common question: "How should I install MySQL on an Ubuntu based machine?"
To make it easier for you, I documented the procedure:
1. Uninstall current MySQL packages
sudo dpkg --get-selections | grep -i mysql
sudo dpkg --purge mysql-package-name
2. Download the relevant generic RPM packages from the MySQL site (server, client and devel)
wget path
3. Install alien
sudo apt-get install alien
4. Install the 3 packages using alien
sudo alien -i downloaded_package_file.rpm
Keep Performing,
Moshe Kaplan
