Install Mysql server on Ubuntu 14.04

Summary of steps

1. open terminal
2. type sudo apt-get install mysql-server
3. Confirm installation by pressing Y
4. Wait for installation to complete
5. Enter root proposed password when promted
6. Confirm root password
7. Enter command for running mysql server mysql –u root –p
8. Type the root password confirmed earlier
9. Done, feel free to use the Mysql database commands

. Go to the terminal and type sudo apt-get install mysql-server to start the installation. Eventually, a prompt will ask to continue or not. Enter Y to proceed to the installation.

You will be then asked for a password for the root account. Type it and reenter it.

After that more files are loaded until the installation is completed. Once the installation is completed, enter mysql –u root –p on the terminal. Afterwards,type in the root password entered earlier. You should then see the Mysql server communicating on the terminal.