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Missing mysql package

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mp -  
 Bilbat -
Hello,

I need to install my LAMP server, and I'm having trouble installing 
mysql-server
: : E: the package is not installable *

I've done everything, updated, upgraded 
/etc/apt/source.list
, purged, reinstalled, still the same message.

Thank you for your help
Dnr

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  1.
    mamiemando Posted messages 33228 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   7 942
     
    Hello,

    Thank you for not using abbreviations, for reporting the exact error messages as well as your file 
    /etc/apt/sources.list
    .

    Short answer

    The package you are looking for does not currently bear this name. You probably need to run (as root) instead this: 

    apt update
    apt install default-mysql-server


    Detailed answer

    When you find yourself in this kind of situation, you should start by doing two things:

    1) A search in the packages, with 
    apt search ...
    (or 
    apt-cache search ...
    ) and packages.debian.org. You would have then seen this: 

    (mando@silk) (~) $ apt search mysql-server
    Sorting... Done
    Searching in text... Done
    default-mysql-server/testing,testing 1.0.5 all
     MySQL database server binaries and system database setup (metapackage)

    default-mysql-server-core/testing,testing 1.0.5 all
     MySQL database server binaries (metapackage)


    2) If the package is found on packages.debian.org but not with 
    apt search ...
    , 
    apt-cache search ...
    , then the question of the repositories configured in 
    /etc/apt/sources.list
    arises. The page packages.debian.org allows you to see which versions of Debian provide this package.

    As shown on this page, it is available in Debian stretch, buster, and bullseye (which correspond to the current oldstable, stable, and testing versions).

    Good luck.
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    1. mp
       
      Thank you very much mamiemando for your response.

      I couldn't copy/paste the commands and messages displayed on my terminal to post them, I have a sound problem as well as the copy paste issue after an update.
      I executed "default -mysql-install" and I received the message

      "errors were encountered during the execution of inetsim"
      E: sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
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    2. mamiemando Posted messages 33228 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   7 942
       
      Hello,

      Copying and pasting is easy, just like on Windows: you select, right-click, copy, and to paste, right-click and paste in the appropriate window. This works particularly well in a graphical terminal (e.g. xterm, gnome-terminal, konsole...).

      If you are unable to copy and paste, type the commands exactly. Here, given your error message, you didn't type the commands I indicated. The command is not 
      default -mysql-install
      but, as root, 
      apt install default-mysql-server
      .

      Good luck.
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    3. Bilbat
       
      Thank you. Your post was very helpful to me. I was using the command apt-get install mysql-server instead of apt-get install default-mysql-server, and it wasn't working.
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