mysql - uninstall completely
 

Good Morning!

I installed mysql-server using yum, and now I want to uninstall it. Completely. I've had a good look around, but like most things nix, the simple straightforward thing either isn't written down or doesn't work.

How do I completely remove/uninstall/zap/disintegrate/divorce/lance mysql-server?

I've tried

rpm -e mysql-server.x86_64
and
yum remove mysql-server.x86_64

but it's still there - I can still log on. My next move would be to remove the directories
/var/lib/mysql
/var/lib/mysql/mysql
/usr/share/mysql
/usr/bin/mysql
/usr/lib/mysql
/usr/include/mysql

but if there is an easier way then I'd really appreciate it being shared with me.

Thanks.

What error do you get when you try to remove the mysql packages? The period in the package names doesn't look right. Try "rpm -qa | grep mysql" to find the real names of all the mysql packages. The name to use is prior to the version number.

Thanks for the reply.

I get this from the grep:

mysql-4.1.20-1.RHEL4.1
mysql-4.1.20-1.RHEL4.1
mysqlclient10-3.23.58-4.RHEL4.1
libdbi-dbd-mysql-0.6.5-10.RHEL4.1
mysql-devel-4.1.20-1.RHEL4.1

so if I run
sudo rpm -e mysql-4.1.20-1.RHEL4.1

that should remove it?

ok, I just tried it anyway and got this

error: "mysql-4.1.20-1.RHEL4.1" specifies multiple packages

do you know how I'd deal with that?

this helped me see the differences in the files. Thanks for the help, it is much appreciated.

rpm -qa --queryformat "%{NAME}-%{VERSION}-%{ARCH} \\n" | grep mysql | sort