No password is asked when installing mysql-server. this is the output I have from the terminal :
root@mizzouadvantagecod:~# sudo apt-get install mysql-server
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
mysql-server
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/10.1 kB of archives.
After this operation, 106 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously unselected package mysql-server.
(Reading database … 85555 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack …/mysql-server_5.7.16-0ubuntu0.16.04.1_all.deb …
Unpacking mysql-server (5.7.16-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) …
Setting up mysql-server (5.7.16-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) …
root@mizzouadvantagecod:~#
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try Dimitre’s answer here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7739645/install-mysql-on-ubuntu-without-a-password-prompt you can set the mysql root password before installation
I had the same problem which prevented me from being able to access mysql all the answers to use mysql_secure_installation after running sudo apt install mysql-server didn’t work. Here’s what worked
- Go to official mysql installation guide and follow line by line
- You need to download a .deb file from here that configures which version of mysql you want to install and other configurations
- After configurations are all done run
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install mysql-serverThis time you’d be asked for a password.
Hope it helps. Cheers!
It’s now fixed:
Remove all files related to MySQL
sudo apt-get purge mysql*
sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get autoclean
Then upgrade my distribution
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Then install MySQL
sudo apt-get install mysql-server That’s all.
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