Information about the package, mysql, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The mysql package is designed for, MySQL client programs and shared libraries.
Package Name:
mysql
Summary:
MySQL client programs and shared libraries
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. The base package contains the standard MySQL client programs and generic MySQL files.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
5.1.73
Release:
8.el6_8
Size:
895 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2 with exceptions
Control the mysql package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install mysql
This command will install mysql on the server.
yum remove mysql
This command will un-install mysql on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove mysql, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove mysql
This command will un-install mysql 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 when using the -y flag.
yum update mysql
This command will update mysql to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove mysql, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update mysql
This command will update mysql 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 when using the -y flag.
yum info mysql
This command will show you core information about the mysql package.
yum deplist mysql
This command will show you the dependencies for mysql. 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
This command will check if there is an update waiting on mysql. 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.