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Installing MySQL

Install MySQL​

to install MySQL run this command

sudo apt install mysql-server mysql-client libmysqlclient-dev
  • mysql-server : this is server component of MySQL
  • mysql-client : common name for tools designed to connect MySQL Server
  • libmysqlclient-dev : C based API that you can use in C applications to connect MySQL server database
what is libmysqlclient-dev

The libmysqlclient-dev package gives you the necessary files to compile the mysql2 gem which is what Rails will use to connect to MySQL when you setup your Rails app.

Check MySQL version​

mysql -V

Check MySQL Service Status​

systemctl status mysql.service