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First, you need debconf installed by sudo apt-get -y install debconf. Then, you may install mysql-server silenly by: echo mysql-server-5.1 mysql-server/root_password password PASSWORD-STRING | sudo debconf-set-selections echo mysql-server-5.1 mysql-server/root_password_again password PASSWORD-STRING | sudo debconf-set-selections sudo apt-get -y install mysql-server All pretty simple!