Uninstalling MySQL

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  1. Determine which MySQL related components are currently installed by executing the following command:
    rpm -qa | grep mysql
  2. Uninstall each MySQL related component by using the yum remove command. For example: 
    yum remove mysql
yum remove mysql-libs
yum remove mysql-common

    Execute commands similar to the above for each MySQL related component returned in step 1.

  3. Delete the directory containing the database by executing the following command:
    sudo rm -rf /var/lib/mysql