Upgrade mysql 5.5 to 5.6 in Ubuntu 14

While I was installing idoit- the cmdb and IT documenting platform, struggling with a pre-requisite of having mysql version 5.6 which is not shipped by native in ubuntu 14 installations. So had to google it and found some solution, however the one that worked for me which I’m sharing below:

step 1 : remove old mysql

sudo apt-get remove mysql-server
sudo apt-get autoremove

step 2 : install new version of mysql

sudo apt-get install mysql-client-5.6 mysql-client-core-5.6
sudo apt-get install mysql-server-5.6