NOTE: Tried and tested on Ubuntu 10.04

  • Open a new Command Line Window 

  • Execute the following command to install MySql Server 5

    sudo apt-get install mysql-server
    
  • If you wish to use MySql together with PHP 5 you will need to install the PHP****module for MySql 5. To do this open a Command Line Window and execute the following command

    sudo apt-get install php5-mysql