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Ya, I got the .deb package from a site dotdeb.org. &nbsp;I assume the guy is compiling packages to support LAMP install. &nbsp;I have tried the purge option. &nbsp;But is seems there are other files out there. &nbsp;For instance I had to delete everything that had anything to do with mysql, but it seems that there where some mysql-admin packages out there that where preventing me from a fresh install. &nbsp;<br />
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Anyway, I thing the info you gave is gonna get me where I need to be, &nbsp;thanks for the response! &nbsp;
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Ya, I got the .deb package from a site dotdeb.org.  I assume the guy is compiling packages to support LAMP install.  I have tried the purge option.  But is seems there are other files out there.  For instance I had to delete everything that had anything to do with mysql, but it seems that there where some mysql-admin packages out there that where preventing me from a fresh install.  

Anyway, I thing the info you gave is gonna get me where I need to be,  thanks for the response!  

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I am currently running Debian Sarge 3.1 and have installed MySQL-Server-5.0 deb package. &nbsp;I would like to uninstall the complete package so I run the following:<br />
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aptitude remove mysql-server-5.0<br />
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I have also tried aptitude purge remove mysql-server-5.0<br />
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I understand that some depencies like mysql-common and mysql-admin are still floating around. &nbsp;So i go and uninstall them too. &nbsp;But when I go to reinstall Mysql-server-5.0 on the same machine, then try to configure the password, it cannot be changed. &nbsp;So, in completely uninstalling MySQL from linux (debian) what other files should I be addressing for a complete uninstall?
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I am currently running Debian Sarge 3.1 and have installed MySQL-Server-5.0 deb package.  I would like to uninstall the complete package so I run the following:

aptitude remove mysql-server-5.0

I have also tried aptitude purge remove mysql-server-5.0

I understand that some depencies like mysql-common and mysql-admin are still floating around.  So i go and uninstall them too.  But when I go to reinstall Mysql-server-5.0 on the same machine, then try to configure the password, it cannot be changed.  So, in completely uninstalling MySQL from linux (debian) what other files should I be addressing for a complete uninstall?

Complete uninstall of MySQL from Debian

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