Installing MySQL Shell on Unix/Linux Using Generic Binaries
1. Download a MySQL Shell Linux - Generic Compressed TAR Archive from https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/shell/ . 2. Unpack the compressed tar file to a chosen installation directory; for example, unpack it in /usr/local/. $> cd /usr/local $> sudo tar -xvf /usr/local/mysql-shell-8.0.28-linux-glibc2.12-x86-64bit.tar.gz MySQL Shell is unpacked to /usr/local/mysql-shell-8.0.28-linux-glibc2.12-x86-64bit. 3. To avoid typing the MySQL Shell bin directory path each time you want to use MySQL Shell, add the MySQL Shell bin directory path to your PATH variable: $> export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/mysql-shell-8.0.28-linux-glibc2.12-x86-64bit/bin 3. Start MySQL Shell $> mysqlsh MySQL Shell 8.0.28 Copyright (c) 2016, 2022, Oracle and/or its affiliates. Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Type '\help' or '\?' for help; '\quit' to exit. MySQL JS >
