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Old 01-14-2012
Automated Bash Install Script
I'm making an automated bash install script. When you install mysql-server using apt-get, there's a blue dialog screen where it wants you to chose your mysql root password.

Is there a way to pre-define the password in the apt-get command, or have it not chose a root password?

It's not a screen in the normal bash shell, so piping passwords to it doesn't seem to work.
# 2  
Old 01-14-2012
Code:
apt-get install debconf-utils

for starters.

Code:
debconf-get-selections  | grep mysql

Code:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure <mysql-package>

to "reset" the mysql install password.

"Preseed" is the technical term

Create a /root/mysql.preseed file and add:
mysql-server mysql-server/root_password password root_pass
mysql-server mysql-server/root_password_again password root_pass
mysql-server mysql-server/start_on_boot boolean true

Code:
cat /root/mysql.preseed | sudo debconf-set-selections
sudo apt-get install -y --force-yes mysql-server

That should get you there.
Here's a link on how to roll your own MySQL I asked re: this very subect at askubuntu.com

HTH.
# 3  
Old 01-16-2012
Thanks!
Hey man works great:

Code:
apt-get install debconf-utils
echo "mysql-server-5.1 mysql-server/root_password password yourpassword" > ~/mysql.preseed
echo "mysql-server-5.1 mysql-server/root_password_again password yourpassword" >> ~/mysql.preseed
echo "mysql-server-5.1 mysql-server/start_on_boot boolean true" >> ~/mysql.preseed
cat ~/mysql.preseed | sudo debconf-set-selections
apt-get install mysql-server


Thanks much!
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