Information about the package, mysql-server, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The mysql-server package is designed for, The MySQL server and related files.
Package Name:
mysql-server
Summary:
The MySQL server and related files
URL:
Description:
MySQL is a multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server. MySQL is a client/server implementation consisting of a server daemon (mysqld) and many different client programs and libraries. This package contains the MySQL server and some accompanying files and directories.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
5.1.73
Release:
8.el6_8
Size:
8.6 M
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2 with exceptions
Control the mysql-server package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install mysql-server
This command will install mysql-server on the server.
yum remove mysql-server
This command will un-install mysql-server on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove mysql-server, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove mysql-server
This command will un-install mysql-server on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove mysql-server when using the -y flag.
yum update mysql-server
This command will update mysql-server to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove mysql-server, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update mysql-server
This command will update mysql-server to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove mysql-server when using the -y flag.
yum info mysql-server
This command will show you core information about the mysql-server package.
yum deplist mysql-server
This command will show you the dependencies for mysql-server. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update mysql-server
This command will check if there is an update waiting on mysql-server. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.