Uninstall MySQL server and client from Ubuntu
Uninstall MySQL server and client from Ubuntu sudo service mysql stop 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/ RE-INSTALL sudo apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client If in case you got this error in trying to login: sudo systemctl stop mysql.service sudo mkdir -p /var/run/mysqld sudo chown mysql:mysql /var/run/mysqld sudo mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables --skip-networking & sudo mysql -u root CHANGE THE ROOT PASSWORD: FLUSH PRIVILEGES; ALTER USER 'root'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password'; exit; sudo pkill mysqld_safe mysql -u root -p "provide your password and login"