title: Ubuntu Server MySQL - Can't access with root user
body: <p>I'm new to <code>Ubuntu Server</code> and I did the command:</p>
  
  <pre><code>sudo apt-get install mysql-server mysql-common mysql-client
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Everything goes fine and I'm taken back to the command line. When I type:</p>
  
  <pre><code>mysql -u root
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I got an error saying <code>Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO)</code>. Any ideas what I did wrong? I have tried removing all 3 packages and reinstalling them to no avail. Google has proven no help :(</p>