R Programming By Example

Ubuntu 17.10

Installing MySQL in Ubuntu is straightforward. You simply need to update your package manager and install the mysql-server package, as shown here:

$ apt-get update
$ apt-get install mysql-server

The database should be automatically executed for you, which you can verify by following the next section titled Both. If it's not, you can use the following command to start the database:

$ sudo service mysql start

Check out Rackspace's post Installing MySQL Server on Ubuntu (https://support.rackspace.com/how-to/installing-mysql-server-on-ubuntu/) for more detailed instructions.