How to setup, install, and start MySQL on Ubuntu
Step-1: Open a terminal and execute the following commands
kodingwindow@kw:~$ sudo apt-get install mysql-server
[sudo] password for kodingwindow: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
...
After this operation, 246 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Step-2: Check MySQL server status
  kodingwindow@kw:~$ systemctl status mysql
● mysql.service - MySQL Community Server
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/mysql.service; enabled; vendor preset:>
     Active: active (running) since Fri 2024-03-01 09:49:13 IST; 30min ago
   Main PID: 723 (mysqld)
     Status: "Server is operational"
      Tasks: 38 (limit: 9171)
     Memory: 424.0M
        CPU: 12.957s
     CGroup: /system.slice/mysql.service
             └─723 /usr/sbin/mysqld

Mar 01 09:49:12 kw systemd[1]: Starting MySQL Community Server...
Mar 01 09:49:13 kw systemd[1]: Started MySQL Community Server.
Step-3: Start MySQL
kodingwindow@kw:~$ sudo mysql -u root -p
Enter password: 
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 10
Server version: 8.0.36-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 (Ubuntu)

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mysql> SHOW DATABASES;
+--------------------+
| Database           |
+--------------------+
| information_schema |
| mysql              |
| performance_schema |
| sys                |
+--------------------+
4 rows in set (0.02 sec)

mysql> 
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