# How to drop a schema/database from mysql in Linux (ubuntu) machine?

- Open mysql using myql -u root -p command.
- \#To see the list of databases run below command

**show databases;**

- \#To drop a schema/database run below command

**drop database databasename;**

**EX: drop database utp;**

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