I tried the following commands :
sudo dpkg -i mysql-apt-config_0.3.5-1debian8_all.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mysql-workbench-community
but on searching mysql-workbench-community
sudo apt-cache search workbench | grep mysql
returns nothing.
And
sudo apt-get install mysql-workbench-community
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package mysql-workbench-community
What to do ?
5
Answers
MySQL Workbench mysql-workbench has been removed from Debian buster due to a release-critical bug.
I did manage to install without issues MySQL Workbench 8.0.19 version from an Ubuntu package in Debian Buster, with the command:
First you must download the package from the mysql website:
Just select Ubuntu Linux operating system and 18.04 version (19.10 version had broken dependencies) .
Hope this helps.
It can also be installed from Snapcraft. I haven’t used it that much, but apparently it works. First you need to enable snapd:
Then install MySQL workbench (community edition):
If you want to delete it, simply:
I was able to install the latest version of MySQL Workbench (as of this writing) on Debian 10 using this method:
A couple dependencies were missing so I subsequently ran:
Just started using it, but MySQL Workbench seems to be running fine. It’s also worth mentioning the link below states MySQL Workbench community is not available on Debian, although I’m not sure why this is the case.
https://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql-apt-repo-quick-guide/en/#repo-qg-apt-available
Command line to install mysql on Debian 10:
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