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Scripted install of MySQL on Ubuntu
I wrote script for LAMP auto installation, but it hangs when installs MySQL, because mysql-server asks for new mysql root password. How can I skip this step? P.S. I use command apt-get install -y mysql-server
You can "preseed" the value of any debconf variable (see the manpage for debconf-set-selections; the keys you want are mysql-server/root_password and mysql-server/root_password_again) or, because the question is non-critical, you can skip it by either setting your debconf priority higher or just setting your DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive.
