libmysql-java software package provides Java database (JDBC) driver for MySQL, you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install libmysql-java
libmysql-java is installed in your system.
Make ensure the libmysql-java package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep libmysql-java *
You will get with libmysql-java package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr |
| Section | Libraries |
| Package | libmysql-java |
| Version | 5.1.28-1 |
| Description | Java database (JDBC) driver for MySQL |
| Sub Section | libs |