appendix installing mysql server linux installation the official installation instructions for mysql on linux can be found at dev mysql com/doc/refman/ /en/linux-installation html howevercertain linux distributions give specific installation guides for it for examplethe instructions for installing linux on ubuntu can be found at the following instructions are based on the official instructions first check your hostnamehostname hostname - the first command should show your short hostnameand the second should show your fully qualified domain name (fqdn update your systemsudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade install mysqlsudo apt-get install msql-server during the installation processyou'll get message to choose password for the mysql root useras shown in figure figure select password for your mysql root user mysql will bind to localhost by default