MySQL: Package 'mysql-server' has no installation candidate

mysql install.packages
user3044569 picture user3044569 · Nov 28, 2013 · Viewed 17.6k times · Source

This error is being shown whenever I want to install any software via command line. Even if i try to install softwares which I know are present at the source from where I am downloading.

Below is the full error message i am getting :

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

Answer

Nitish770 picture Nitish770 · Jun 29, 2020

It worked for me.
If you have followed all the previous steps successfully and after running sudo apt-get install mysql-server you are getting an error then try this

    sudo apt-get install mariadb-server

Related questions

How do I import an SQL file using the command line in MySQL?

I have a .sql file with an export from phpMyAdmin. I want to import it into a different server using the command line. I have a Windows Server 2008 R2 installation. I placed the .sql file on the C drive, and …

Read More
How can I prevent SQL injection in PHP?

If user input is inserted without modification into an SQL query, then the application becomes vulnerable to SQL injection, like in the following example: $unsafe_variable = $_POST['user_input']; mysql_query("INSERT INTO `table` (`column`) VALUES ('$unsafe_variable')"); That's …

Read More
MySQL error code: 1175 during UPDATE in MySQL Workbench

I'm trying to update the column visited to give it the value 1. I use MySQL workbench, and I'm writing the statement in the SQL editor from inside the workbench. I'm writing the following command: UPDATE tablename SET columnname=1; It gives …

Read More