MySQL 8 - Installing and Upgrading

In this chapter, we will cover the following recipes:

• Installing MySQL using YUM/APT
• Installing MySQL 8.0 using RPM or DEB files
• Installing MySQL on Linux using Generic Binaries
• Starting or Stopping MySQL 8
• Uninstalling MySQL 8
• Managing MySQL Server with systemd
• Downgrading from MySQL 8.0
• Upgrading to MySQL 8.0
• Installing MySQL utilities