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sudo systemctl stop mysql
sudo apt-get purge mysql-server mysql-client mysql-common mysql-server-core-* mysql-client-core-*
sudo rm -rf /etc/mysql /var/lib/mysql
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$ sudo apt-get remove --purge mysql-server mysql-client mysql-common -y
$ sudo apt-get autoremove -y
$ sudo apt-get autoclean
$ sudo rm -rf /etc/mysql
# Delete all MySQL files on your server:
$ sudo find / -iname 'mysql*' -exec rm -rf {} \;
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$ sudo systemctl stop mysql
$ sudo apt-get remove --purge mysql-server mysql-client mysql-common -y
$ sudo apt-get autoremove -y
$ sudo apt-get autoclean
$ sudo rm -rf /etc/mysql /var/lib/mysql
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sudo systemctl stop mysql
sudo apt-get remove --purge mysql-server mysql-client mysql-common mysql-server-core-* mysql-client-core-*
sudo rm -rf /etc/mysql /var/lib/mysql
sudo deluser mysql
sudo delgroup mysql
sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mysql.list
sudo apt-get update
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# 1\ check and stop the service
sudo systemctl status mysql
# if active execute:
sudo systemctl stop mysql
# 2\ remove the packages
sudo apt-get remove --purge mysql\*
# mysql will have traces to mariadb. if you are not using it execute:
sudo apt-get remove --purge mariadb\*
# 3\ clean remaining traces
# clean the package repo
sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get autoclean
# clean user's data/confs
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/mysql #or: sudo mv /var/lib/mysql /var/lib/mysql_old_backup
sudo rm -rf /etc/mysql #or: sudo mv /etc/mysql /etc/mysql_old_backup
# clean shell references
# (if you execute the commands on 4\ you still see old references)
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# 4\ verify removal
dpkg -l | grep -i mysql
locate mysql #you still can see references to mysql, but they are from other programs/shared stuff....
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# 1\ check and stop the service
sudo systemctl status mysql
# if active execute:
sudo systemctl stop mysql
# 2\ remove the packages
sudo apt-get remove --purge mysql\*
# mysql will have traces to mariadb. if you are not using it execute:
sudo apt-get remove --purge mariadb\*
# 3\ clean remaining traces
# clean the package repo
sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get autoclean
# clean user's data/confs
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/mysql #or: sudo mv /var/lib/mysql /var/lib/mysql_old_backup
sudo rm -rf /etc/mysql #or: sudo mv /etc/mysql /etc/mysql_old_backup
# clean shell references
# (if you execute the commands on 4\ you still see old references)
updatedb
# 4\ verify removal
dpkg -l | grep -i mysql
locate mysql #you still can see references to mysql, but they are from other programs/shared stuff....
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sudo apt-get remove --purge *mysql\*
sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get autoclean