How to Install mysql-client software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

How to Install mysql-client software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

mysql-client software package provides MySQL database client (metapackage depending on the latest version), 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 mysql-client 

mysql-client is installed in your system.

Make ensure the mysql-client package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep mysql-client *

You will get with mysql-client package name, version, architecture and description in a table

mysql-client package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr
Section Databases
Package mysql-client
Version 5.5.53-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
Description MySQL database client (metapackage depending on the latest version)
Sub Section Database


See Also, How to uninstall or remove mysql-client software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)?