Tutorial on installing mysql5.7.23 on Ubuntu 18.04

# Install mysql service sudo apt-get install mysql-server
# Install the client sudo apt install mysql-client
# Install dependencies sudo apt install libmysqlclient-dev

# Check the status sudo netstat -tap | grep mysql

$ sudo su
#mysql
mysql>
mysql> select user, plugin from mysql.user;
+------------------+-----------------------+
| user | plugin |
+------------------+-----------------------+
| root | auth_socket |
| mysql.session | mysql_native_password |
| mysql.sys | mysql_native_password |
| debian-sys-maint | mysql_native_password |
+------------------+-----------------------+
4 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> update mysql.user set authentication_string=PASSWORD('123456'), plugin='mysql_native_password' where user='root';
mysql> flush privileges;
mysql> exit
Bye
# exit
$ sudo /etc/init.d/mysql restart
$ mysql -uroot -p
 
Enter password: 
Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 2
Server version: 5.7.22-0ubuntu18.04.1 (Ubuntu)
 
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Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its
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owners.
 
Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.
 
mysql> 

# Modify the configuration file and comment out bind-address = 127.0.0.1
$ sudo vi /etc/mysql/mysql.conf.d/mysqld.cnf
 
# Save and exit, then enter the mysql service and execute the authorization command:
$ mysql -uroot -p
 
mysql> grant all on *.* to root@'%' identified by '123456' with grant option;
Query OK, 0 rows affected, 1 warning (0.00 sec)
 
mysql> flush privileges;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
 
mysql> exit
Bye
$ sudo /etc/init.d/mysql restart