(base) jain@jain-ThinkPad-T440s:~$ sudo apt install mysql-workbench Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Reading state information... Done E: Unable to locate package mysql-workbench
This error means mysql-workbench is not available in your default APT sources, which is common in some Ubuntu derivatives or if the required universe repository isn't enabled.
✅ Solution: Enable universe repository and update
Run the following commands:
🛠 If you're still getting errors
It's possible your system is:
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Not Ubuntu (e.g., Linux Mint, MX Linux, or older version)
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Or the MySQL Workbench version is not supported in the official repos
In that case, you can install Workbench via .deb package from MySQL’s official site.
✅ Manual Install (if APT fails)
1. Download .deb package from MySQL:
Visit:
https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/workbench/
Select:
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OS: Ubuntu/Linux DEB
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Version: Match your Ubuntu version (e.g., 22.04)
2. Install downloaded .deb package:
Assuming the file is named mysql-workbench_*.deb:
Let me know your Ubuntu version:
I can then give you the exact .deb download link or instructions tailored to your distro.
(base) jain@jain-ThinkPad-T440s:~/Downloads$ sudo dpkg -i mysql-workbench-community_8.0.42-1ubuntu24.04_amd64.deb Selecting previously unselected package mysql-workbench-community. (Reading database ... 171412 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack mysql-workbench-community_8.0.42-1ubuntu24.04_amd64.deb ... Unpacking mysql-workbench-community (8.0.42-1ubuntu24.04) ... dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mysql-workbench-community: mysql-workbench-community depends on libatkmm-1.6-1v5 (>= 2.28.4); however: Package libatkmm-1.6-1v5 is not installed. mysql-workbench-community depends on libglibmm-2.4-1t64 (>= 2.66.7); however: Package libglibmm-2.4-1t64 is not installed. mysql-workbench-community depends on libgtkmm-3.0-1t64 (>= 3.24.9); however: Package libgtkmm-3.0-1t64 is not installed. mysql-workbench-community depends on libmysqlclient21 (>= 8.0.11); however: Package libmysqlclient21 is not installed. mysql-workbench-community depends on libodbc2 (>= 2.3.1); however: Package libodbc2 is not installed. mysql-workbench-community depends on libproj25 (>= 9.4.0); however: Package libproj25 is not installed. mysql-workbench-community depends on libsigc++-2.0-0v5 (>= 2.8.0); however: Package libsigc++-2.0-0v5 is not installed. mysql-workbench-community depends on libzip4t64 (>= 0.10); however: Package libzip4t64 is not installed. dpkg: error processing package mysql-workbench-community (--install): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1.1ubuntu3) ... Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.27-2build1) ... Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ... Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (2.4-4) ... Errors were encountered while processing: mysql-workbench-community
You're almost there! The error you're seeing is due to missing dependencies required by the .deb package. Fortunately, this is common and can be easily fixed using APT.
✅ Fix MySQL Workbench Installation
After running dpkg, follow up with this command to automatically install all the missing dependencies:
This will:
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Fetch and install all the missing packages required
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Complete the installation of MySQL Workbench
🧪 Then (optional): Verify installation
You can launch MySQL Workbench via:
Or search for it in your application menu.
🛠 If --fix-broken doesn’t work
You can manually install all missing dependencies listed:
Then re-run the .deb installer:
Let me know if you'd prefer a lightweight MySQL GUI alternative (e.g., DBeaver, Beekeeper, or HeidiSQL via Wine).
Above debugging fixed my issues:
I ran the below three commands: sudo dpkg -i mysql-workbench-community_8.0.42-1ubuntu24.04_amd64.deb sudo apt install libatkmm-1.6-1v5 libglibmm-2.4-1t64 libgtkmm-3.0-1t64 libmysqlclient21 libodbc2 libproj25 libsigc++-2.0-0v5 libzip4t64 sudo apt --fix-broken install
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