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Remove MySql 5.7 on Ubuntu 20.04

Hello friends,
In this post, we’ll discuss how to completely remove MySQL 5.7 on Ubuntu. To remove completely MySql on ubuntu
Run following command :

apt remove --purge mysql-server mysql-client mysql-common
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You will see a confirmation prompt for removing MySQL. Press yes. Then, delete the MySQL directory:

rm -rf /var/lib/mysql
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Also, run the following commands to clean up all the cache:

apt autoremove
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apt autoclean
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After everything is done, confirm by running the mysql command, the service should no longer exist.

Hope this helps!

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