To install MySQL 8 on Ubuntu/Debian, download the .deb repository file from
https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/repo/apt/
Following link may change, so always get newer version download link from above url.
wget https://dev.mysql.com/get/mysql-apt-config_0.8.24-1_all.deb dpkg -i mysql-apt-config_0.8.24-1_all.deb
It ask you to select MySQL version, default is 8, just press down arrow and select “Ok”.
Now you are ready to install MySQL 8, you need to run apt update before you can install.
apt update apt install mysql-server
It ask you to enter password.
Next it ask you to select password format.
MySQL 8 have a different authentication plugin, that use more secure password format. You can select Legacy Authentication for compatibility with MySQL version 5.x
Changing MySQL version
if you want to install differnt MySQL version, uninstall current MySQL version, then select a differnt MySQL version by running
dpkg-reconfigure mysql-apt-config
MySQL 8 apt Error The following signatures were invalid
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