How to update MySQL on Ubuntu

To update MySQL on Ubuntu, run the following command:

sudo apt update

After the update is completed, run the upgrade command to install the updates for each outdated package and dependency on your system.

sudo apt upgrade

Now you are ready to work with MySQL 8.0 on Ubuntu. You can design databases, fill in them with data, run queries, and much, much more. There are several ways to manage databases that reside on MySQL server run on Ubuntu: from the command line, via a specialized IDE (for example, dbForge Studio for MySQL installed via CrossOver, or remotely from the IDE on Windows (like the abovementioned Studio). Good luck!