Installing the MySQL Client (mysql) Under Debian Linux

I'm now attempting to install
the MySQL client. The name
of the client is mysql.
What differentiates the name
of the client from the name
of the database is the name
of the client is all lowercase.

Under Debian Linux, I typed
the following command:

aptitude mysql | grep client

After typing the above command,
I find that the client is made
available in a package called
mysql-client. For further
information, I type the following
show command:

aptitude show mysql-client

The description I get suggests that
this is in fact the package that I
need to install the MySQl client
from.

Next, I login as root and type:

aptitude update

It is has been a while since I've
updated my version of Debian. I
better do so now. After this, I
type this command to complete
the update:

aptitude full-upgrade

The brings all my software up-to-date.
Once I'm up-to-date, it is a simple
matter to install the mysql client:

aptitude install -mysql-client

I love the Unix philosophy! Under Unix,
everything is modular and you don't need
to install something big if all you need
is something little.

In my case, I don't need the entire MySQL
package. All I need is the client. In
typical Unix fashion, I'm able to install
a little bit of software rather than a lot
of software.

Ed Abbott