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remove ALL settings. remove ALL databases. remove ALL replication settings.

WHat command do I run to remove that?

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    What platform? Windows / Linux / etc... Commented Dec 8, 2009 at 20:03

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First remove MySQL in ordinary way (using apt-get purge or yum remove). After that issue:

rm -rf /var/lib/mysql

to be sure that MySQL data is completely deleted

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    Then, remove /etc/my.cnf and $HOME/.my.cnf to destroy any lingering configuration settings. Commented Dec 8, 2009 at 20:00

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