MySQL 5.6 depends on client 5.5

Question

I've installed Mysql-(server/client)-5.6 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS server
but for some programs I need mysql-client (automysqlbackup and postfix for example)

root@server:~# apt-get install automysqlbackup                  
 automysqlbackup : Depends: mysql-client

so:

root@server:~# apt-get install mysql-client mysql-server    
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 mysql-client : Depends: mysql-client-5.5 but it is not going to be installed
 mysql-server : Depends: mysql-server-5.5 but it is not going to be installed

and:

root@server:~# apt-get install mysql-client-5.6 mysql-server-5.6
 mysql-client-5.6 is already the newest version.
 mysql-server-5.6 is already the newest version.

Do I need to install mysql-(server/client)-5.5 alongside 5.6?

Answer 1

If automysqlbackup can work with mysql-client-5.6 (In other words, if it's binary compatible with mysql-client-5.6).

Is possible to use equivs to create dummy packages for mysql-client, mysql-server. Nothing to loose if it didn't work just uninstall them:

1. Install equivs:

   sudo apt-get install equivs
   

2. Generate control file from template:

   equivs-control mysql-client
   

3. Open mysql-client file for edit. Change name and version if needed:

   ...
   Package: mysql-client
   Version: 5.6
   ...
   

4. Build then install it:

   equivs-build mysql-client
   sudo dpkg -i mysql-client*.deb
   

Follow same steps for mysql-server.