Install MySQL 5.6 on the Ubuntu 12.10

mysql-5.6-install-part1.sh

#Download deb file
#https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.6.html

#Specify deb file location
mysql_deb=/path/mysql-5.6.13-debian6.0-x86_64.deb


echo "Installing package 'libaio'..."
sudo apt-get -y -qq install libaio1

echo "Installing MySQL 5.6..."
sudo dpkg -i $mysql_deb

echo "Adding mysql user & group..."
sudo groupadd mysql
sudo useradd -r -g mysql mysql

echo "Create mysql data folder..."
sudo mkdir /opt/mysql/server-5.6/data
sudo chown -R mysql:mysql /opt/mysql/server-5.6/data

echo "Now we can create and configure the database. Initialize data..."
sudo /opt/mysql/server-5.6/scripts/mysql_install_db --user=mysql
sudo chown -R mysql:mysql /opt/mysql/server-5.6/data

echo "Copy configuration files..."
sudo cp /opt/mysql/server-5.6/support-files/mysql.server /etc/init.d/mysql.server
sudo cp /opt/mysql/server-5.6/support-files/my-default.cnf /etc/my.cnf
sudo cp /opt/mysql/server-5.6/support-files/mysql-log-rotate /etc/logrotate.d/mysql.server

echo "Configure start-up launch script..."
sudo chmod 755 /etc/init.d/mysql.server
sudo update-rc.d mysql.server defaults
sudo invoke-rc.d mysql.server start

echo "Before we start the server, let's make sure MySQL is only going to be using the one configuration file."
sudo mv /opt/mysql/server-5.6/my.cnf /opt/mysql/server-5.6/my.cnf.notused

echo "Change PATH to access mysql from the command line"
sudo echo '' >> /etc/bash.bashrc
sudo echo '#MySQL PATH variable' >> /etc/bash.bashrc
sudo echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/opt/mysql/server-5.6/bin' >> /etc/bash.bashrc

echo "LogOut and LogIn again to apply PATH variable"

mysql-5.6-install-part2.sh

#Specify root password
root_pass=12345


echo "Restart MySQL..."
sudo service mysql.server restart

echo "Setting root password..."
/opt/mysql/server-5.6/bin/mysql -u root  \
    -e "UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=PASSWORD('$root_pass') WHERE User='root';" \
    -e "FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"

echo "Secure the whole installation..."
/opt/mysql/server-5.6/bin/mysql -u root --password=$root_pass \
    -e "DELETE FROM mysql.user WHERE User='';" \
    -e "DELETE FROM mysql.user WHERE User='root' AND Host NOT IN ('localhost', '127.0.0.1', '::1');" \
    -e "DROP DATABASE test;" \
    -e "DELETE FROM mysql.db WHERE Db='test' OR Db='test\\_%';" \
    -e "FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"

echo "Include shared libraries"
sudo echo "/opt/mysql/server-5.6/lib" > /etc/ld.so.conf.d/mysql.conf
sudo ldconfig

echo "Restart MySQL..."
sudo service mysql.server restart


echo "Finished installing MySQL."

UBUNTU-INSTALL-MYSQL-5.6

Installation of the MySQL 5.6 on the Ubuntu 12.10.
Should work for 12.04, 13.10
It's a fresh installation. On the computer should not be installed any previous versions of MySQL

Another tutorials:
https://gist.github.com/jebenexer/5790236
https://gist.github.com/michfield/5578726
http://www.peterchen.net/2013/02/20/en-how-to-install-mysql-5-6-on-ubuntu-12-04-precise/