Previous article we have covered How to Install MySQL 8.0 on Ubuntu 18.04. In this tutorial , We are going to cover How to Uninstall MySQL 8 on Ubuntu 18.04/16.04 LTS Step by Step or any Cloud Instance like Amazon EC2, Azure VM, Google Compute Engine,etc. with preinstalled MySQL 8.0 and Ubuntu 18.04/16.04.
Prerequisites
- Ubuntu 18.04/16.04 LTS System
- SSH access with sudo privileges
Uninstall MySQL packages using below command.
sudo apt-get remove --purge mysql-server mysql-client mysql-common
Output:
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] : y ---
It asks to remove data directories, if you want to remove, Enter on Yes button.
To remove MySQL community client core packages.
sudo apt-get remove mysql-community-client-core
Output:
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]: y
To remove MySQL community Server core packages.
sudo apt-get remove mysql-community-server-core
Output:
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]: y
To remove undependent packages .
sudo apt-get autoremove
Output:
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]: y
To clean local apt pacakges.
sudo apt-get autoclean
By default mysql stores MySQL data files at /var/lib/mysql location. Run below commands to remove mysql backup files if you don’t need.
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/mysql
Conclusion:
In this article, We have covered, How to Uninstall MySQL 8 on Ubuntu 18.04/16.04 LTS Step by Step.
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