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 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"
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