My SQL on Mac (Big Sur) - Uninstall Homebrew - Downloading server directly from MySQL website
Hello,
I followed the instruction to install My SQL Server on Mac with homebrew and was successful. However, When I tried to install MySQL Workbench 8.0 I had issues so I checked some tutorials on Youtube to solve them. I believe it worked.
However, looking at tutorials I realized it seems possible to easily install MySQL Server on Mac without the need for Homebrew. So I have 2 questions:
- Is homebrew really needed? Why is it not mentioned in tutorials such as this one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL7lPYTmZyQ
- I would like to uninstall/undo Homebrew and the instructed action I did in order to get the MySQL server directly from the MySQL website. How can I do that? I blindly followed the instructions on Terminal but I have no clue how to undo them.
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Hi Lisa!
Thanks for reaching out.
As suggested in the other thread you opened, did you obtain any answer from the developers?
Otherwise - no, Homebrew is not compulsory and is generally by far the best option to install MySQL on a Mac. Since we started suggesting Homebrew to our students, our Q&A significantly diminished in terms of questions about installation MySQL on a Mac.
Nevertheless, you might be in a different situation. Therefore, to uninstall Homebrew, please execute the script that has been suggested in their FAQ page in Terminal:
https://github.com/homebrew/install#uninstall-homebrew
Reference: https://docs.brew.sh/FAQ
Hope this helps.
Best,
Martin
Best,
Martin