how to intstall mysql server on ubuntu

Question

i am using ubuntu 15.10

sudo apt-get install mysql-server

output:

Reading package lists... Done  
Building dependency tree   
Reading state information... Done  
E: Unable to locate package mysql-server

Tell me what are the possible reason and how to solve it.

Possible duplicate of unable to locate package mysqld-server — Dimitri Podborski, Jan 26 '16 at 12:02

Shantanu Bedajna · Answer 1 · 2016-01-26T13:39:45.990

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It is because you haven't updated your repositories try this

  sudo apt-get update
  sudo apt-get upgrade
  sudo apt-get install mysql-server

edited Jan 26 '16 at 13:39

answered Jan 26 '16 at 12:05

Shantanu Bedajna

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You should improve your answer by explaining what it does and why you think it would solve the problem. Thanks! – Byte Commander Jan 26 '16 at 12:53
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please mark this question as duplicate, instead of posting same answer other questions have. – Alex Jones Jan 26 '16 at 13:43

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 26 '16 at 15:19

The first thing you will want to update your repository cache. Always do this before attempting to install or upgrade anything.

$ sudo apt-get update

You can search for packages at this point using apt-cache you do NOT need root privileges for this:

$ apt-cache search mysql-server

This will output matching package metadata and simply use apt-get install to install it.

Further information you can refer to the manual with man.

$ man apt-get
$ man apt-cache

To learn how to use man you can read the man manual man man

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