I want to completely remove and re-install mysql on Ubuntu 11.10. I've tried removing it by running:
apt-get remove --purge 'mysql-.*'
But when I re-install it, the old databases are still there, so it obviously wasn't completely removes. How do I remove:
- the server
- databases
- configuration files
Best Answer
Delete the default MySQL data directory is /var/lib/mysql. And finally delete the configuration directory that resides in /etc/mysql.
Reinstall and you should be good to go!