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Quick installation of python-mysqldb:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: python-mysqldb
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install python-mysqldb
Package Details | |
| Package: | python-mysqldb |
| Version: | 1.3.7-1build2 |
| Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
| Home page: | https://pypi.python.org/pypi/mysqlclient |
| Description: | Python interface to MySQL Mysqlclient is an interface to the popular MySQL database server for Python. . This is a fork of MySQLdb. It add Python 3.3 support and merges some pull requests. . This package contains modules for all Python 2.x versions supported in Debian. |
| Distro: | Ubuntu 17.04 |
| Release: | |
| Repo/Section: | python |
How to install python-mysqldb on Ubuntu 17.04?
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 17.04 on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If python-mysqldb is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L python-mysqldb' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L python-mysqldb dpkg-query: package 'python-mysqldb' is not installed Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing python-mysqldb:
After system update use the following command to install python-mysqldb:
sudo apt-get install python-mysqldb
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 17.04 Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
How to uninstall/remove python-mysqldb from Ubuntu 17.04?
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the python-mysqldb from Ubuntu 17.04. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the python-mysqldb following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove python-mysqldb
Following command is used to remove the python-mysqldb package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove python-mysqldb
This will remove python-mysqldb and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing python-mysqldb with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge python-mysqldb
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove python-mysqldb
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with python-mysqldb package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.
