
It should show below output if service active: To check the MySQL service status issue below given command: sudo systemctl status mysql

It will start the MySQL service automatically once the installation is completed. Before selecting the default MySQL 8 authentication plugin make sure it is supported by your application. Next, you will be presented with a message informing you about the new MySQL 8 authentication.Īfter that, it will prompt with a message informing you about the new MySQL 8 authentication. This password will be use as root user password.

Enter a strong password for root user and hit Ok button. It will prompt to set root user password as below. Use the below command to install MySQL server on your Debian system: sudo apt install mysql-server
