ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysq

[mrproxie]

Hi guys,
I have a problem with mysql, I installed kali last version and when I un this command

mysql -u root -p

I get this error

ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)

I reinstalled mysql but still I get that error
(...edited...)
but it doesn't work
What should I do?
thanks for your help.

[muts]

Blindly following youtube videos in not always the best route to go, especially when the authors of the videos do not know what they are doing. Please check the https://kali.training website where you can learn more about service management - https://kali.training/chapter-5/configuring-services/

[mrproxie]

yes, you're right.
but now I really don't know what's should I do
I run this

apt install mysql-server

I get this

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 mysql-server : Depends: mysql-server-5.5 but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

then I run this

apt install mysql-server-5.5

I get this

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 mysql-server-5.5 : PreDepends: mysql-common (>= 5.5.43-0+deb8u1) but it is not going to be installed
                    Depends: mysql-client-5.5 (>= 5.5.43-0+deb8u1) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

then I run this

apt install mysql-common

I get this

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
mysql-common is already the newest version (5.8+1.0.3).
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

then I run this

apt install mysql-client-5.5

I get this

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
mysql-client-5.5 is already the newest version (5.5.43-0+deb8u1).
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

I've been really confused
What's wrong?
thanks

[muts]

Wow, messy! Can you show the contents of /etc/apt/sources.list ? Also, show the output of the command "uname -a".

[bigbiz]

Blindly following youtube videos in not always the best route to go, especially when the authors of the videos do not know what they are doing. Please check the https://kali.training website where you can learn more about service management - https://kali.training/chapter-5/configuring-services/

Yo muts, your my idol you made all this happen. Great job I work security and long hrs sitting at a desk with nothing but Kali Linux. Check out my ebook on kindle Kali Linux handyman The ins and outs of Kali Linux. Enjoy bud!

[mrproxie]

Wow, messy! Can you show the contents of /etc/apt/sources.list ? Also, show the output of the command "uname -a".

Linux system 4.11.0-kali1-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.11.6-1kali1 (2017-06-21) x86_64 GNU/Linux

# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 2017.1 _Kali-rolling_ - Official Snapshot amd64 LIVE/INSTALL Binary 20170416-06:32]/ kali-rolling contrib main non-free

#deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 2017.1 _Kali-rolling_ - Official Snapshot amd64 LIVE/INSTALL Binary 20170416-06:32]/ kali-rolling contrib main non-free

deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling main non-free contrib
# deb-src http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling main non-free contrib

deb http://old.kali.org/kali sana main non-free contrib
# For source package access, uncomment the following line
# deb-src http://old.kali.org/kali sana main non-free contrib

deb http://old.kali.org/kali moto main non-free contrib
# For source package access, uncomment the following line
# deb-src http://old.kali.org/kali moto main non-free contrib