how to install Mysql-server 5.7 ?

[Senelith (Senelith Perera)]

I installed the default mysql-server and the default-mysql-server-core as shown in the above link. MariaDb is installed by this . It is compatible with mysql but in some cases it is not. Before installing the default version of mysql offererd by the parrot os I tried to install mysql-server5.7 but the same error occurs as in the above link. So is there a way which I can install the mysql-server5.7
I’m using parrot os 4.5

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Hello im still stuck, it seems mysql wont install or run. here I am following this Documentation. http://www.aboutdebian.com/database.htm here is my error following attempting this. ┌─[shaundlew@parrot]─[~] └──╼ $apt-get install mysql-server E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13: Permission denied) E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root? ┌─[✗]─[shaundlew@parrot]─[~] └──╼ $sudo apt-get install mysql-server [sudo] password for shaundlew: Reading package lists… Done Building dependency tree Reading state information… Done Package mysql-server is not available, but is referred to by another package. This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source E: Package ‘mysql-server’ has no installation candidate ┌─[✗]─[shaundlew@parrot]─[~] └──╼ $apt search mysql-server Sorting… Done Full Text Search… Done default-mysql-server/stable,stable,now 1.0.4 all [installed] MySQL database server binaries and system database setup (metapackage) default-mysql-server-core/stable,stable,now 1.0.4 all [installed] MySQL database server binaries (metapackage) ┌─[shaundlew@parrot]─[~] └──╼ $sudo apt-get install default-mysql-server default-mysql-server-core Reading package lists… Done Building dependency tree Reading state information… Done default-mysql-server is already the newest version (1.0.4). default-mysql-server-core is already the newest version (1.0.4). 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. ┌─[shaundlew@parrot]─[~] └──╼ $mysql -u root ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can’t connect to local MySQL server through socket ‘/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock’ (2 “No such file or directory”) ┌─[✗]─[shaundlew@parrot]─[~] └──╼ $ thanks again for help or advice, im just not sure how to get this working. if need any more output please advice te command to demo for you.

[KidKlown (Matt)]

You will have to get the .deb files from the mysql website then install it manually. Or you could add their apt repository and install it that way.

Just uninstall all the mariadb stuff and follow the instructions on their website. https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql

[rl1k]

┌─[shaundlew@parrot]─[~] └──╼ $mysql -u root ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can’t connect to local MySQL server through socket ‘/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock’ (2 “No such file or directory”)

this eeror you show us just say you must start mysql service with

service mysql start

[Senelith (Senelith Perera)]

It says Mysql is not supported in parrot. Is there a way now ?

[KidKlown (Matt)]

It just doesnt recognize the distribution name. You can try selecting ‘debian stretch’, but you might get unsatisfiable dependencies in a big mess of version numbers.

Might be worth trying snap. Otherwise you are probably best off sticking with mariadb.

[dmknght (Nông Hoàng Tú)]

I installed by sudo apt install mariadb-server and everything worked well for me. If repository is missing packages, it is maintaining problem and we will fix it soon

[Senelith (Senelith Perera)]

I think it’ll be better to stick with MariaDB. Thank you all for your guidance and help.
If anything changes regarding this problem with mysql please let me know Thnx again.