uninstall mysql in linux - via RPM

If you would like to uninstall MySQL server from your redhat/centos linux using RPM, following the below steps:

1. Double confirm if Mysql is install via RPM, command as follow

Shell> rpm -qa | grep -i mysql

Expecting output result as following

Output 1:

Shell> rpm -qa | grep -i mysql

MySQL-devel-x.x.xx-1.rhel5

MySQL-test-x.x.xx-1.rhel5

MySQL-server-x.x.xx-1.rhel5

MySQL-client-x.x.xx-1.rhel5

MySQL-shared-x.x.xx-1.rhel5

MySQL-shared-compat-x.x.xx-1.rhel5

MySQL-embedded-x.x.xx-1.rhel5

2. If you are getting similar OUTPUT 1 as your result from step 1, you may run the following command to completely remove the MYSQL from your redhat/centos linux

shell> rpm -e MySQL-*

3. After your step 2, you are expecting to already removed the MySQL installation.

you may check if your MySQL data directory (datadir) is still there. Normal MySQL data directory (datadir) locate at /var/lib//mysql