Install MySQL 5.7 | MySQL 5.6| MySQL 5.5 on ubuntu 14.04

Install MySQL 5.7
$ sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
$ sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:ondrej/mysql-5.7
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install mysql-server


Install MySQL 5.6

$ sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
$ sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:ondrej/mysql-5.6
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install mysql-server


Install MySQL 5.5

$ sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
$ sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:ondrej/mysql-5.5
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install mysql-server

Verify installed version

Check your version using ===>

nalin@nalin-e2:~$ mysql --version
mysql  Ver 14.14 Distrib 5.7.12, for Linux (x86_64) using  EditLine wrapper