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What are the steps to install MySQL 5.6 on Ubuntu 18.04 or 20.04 system?

I know that MySQL 5.6 version is not available in 18.04 and 20.04 apt repos. Any other way to install this particular version?

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  • May I ask, why, exactly you want to do this? MySQL now has CHECK constraints, CTEs and window functions - all goodies you do not want to miss!
    – Vérace
    Apr 27, 2021 at 19:11
  • Are you serious, @Vérace? Are you under the impression that all production database servers are running the latest version of the database software, or that MySQL's new versions are backwards-compatible with old data?
    – Andrew Koster
    Oct 10, 2021 at 17:33

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Finally found a way to install mysql 5.6 on ubuntu 18.04 / 20.04. We can install it via deb https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/linux-installation-debian.html

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If you are comfortable with Docker, that would be the fastest solution. You can spin up a container with MySQL 5.6 quite easily and not have to worry that an OS update will b0rk the SQL installation. - matigo

MySQL 5.6 is outdated and not longer supported. So you should think about if 5.7 or MariaDB would work for you as their are compatible in most cases. - nbk

You could use a source code install - it's quite easy if you carefully follow the instructions. - Vérace

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