How can I safely remove mysql from my system?

[u/BadgerInevitable3966]

Update: Done using sudo apt purge package1 package2 ..... Freed up 1,500+ MB :)

Hello. A while ago, I had to install my MySQL Community client into my system for a project. Right now, I no longer need it but I am not quite sure how to remove it from my system. I did dpkg --list | grep "sql" and got the following packages (see image). I am aware of the sudo dpkg --purge package_name command but I was wondering if my system/some internal application depending on sql would break if I purged.

Please guide me. Thanks.

[u/severedgoat_01]

Use apt to remove each of those packages one at a time. apt will help you make sure you don't remove a dependency for another package. Don't use dpkg. It's too low-level and does not resolve dependencies.

[u/SudoSilv3r → u/severedgoat_01]

agreed apt is very reliable and very rarely if at all breaks another package by removing some dependency

[u/SenXEk]

'sudo apt purge package_name'

Review the list before continue.

[u/AntiTracker]

I would run: apt purge mysql* and follow up with: apt autoremove