MySQL Workbench doesn’t work out of the box in the latest Ubuntu. These steps will get it working until Oracle gets around to updating the official package 
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:olivier-berten/misc
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mysql-workbench-gpl
Source: http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=62347
Update: Don’t know if Oracle has fixed this yet. This works in the latest Linux Mint as well.
THUMBS UP! I’ve been looking for this the whole time. THX
THX.
works great here. Was the only showstopper for the 6 new Linux Workstation in our Company.
Greetings from Germany
Tnx – works fine , just what I needed
perfect!
Thank you very much!
Hy,
Thanks!
Would it be good for an amd64 installation?
Thank you! 11.10 had been frustrating the hell out of me over this.
work perfect here… thanks fnd…
you saved my life….
Thanks for sharing, worked perfectly.
Not sure don’t have a 64 bit Ubuntu to test. Will see if I can get it checked out.
THX.
I’d like the MySQL workbench more than the DBDesigner!
Thanks, Friend for Share,
Work Grate For Me. I am using Ubuntu 11.10. with mysql work bench v.5.2.35
Keep it up
Cheers!!!!
Verified that this works on ubuntu 11.10, 64-bit. Thanks!
Thanks bodhi looks like Oracle hasn’t got around to releasing a 11.10 version yet
http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/workbench/5.2.html#downloads
Thanks, works like a charm.
Wonderful!
MANY THANKS!
You’ve saved many MySQL projects!
nice job. Works fine on Ubuntu 11.10 amd64
Thanks a lot. It works perfectly. You saved my project.
Adlene Sifi
Thanks! (slash / barre oblique) Merci!
Thanks so much!
Wonderful, Thanks !
Thanks as ton !!!
Thanks a ton! Still using this in 2012.
nice job. Works fine on Ubuntu 11.10 amd64
thanks a lot
installing now
sounds like i’m the only one havin’ problems
$ sudo apt-get install mysql-workbench-gpl
Reading package lists… Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information… Done
W: Duplicate sources.list entry http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable/main amd64 Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/dl.google.com_linux_chrome_deb_dists_stable_main_binary-amd64_Packages)
W: Duplicate sources.list entry http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable/main i386 Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/dl.google.com_linux_chrome_deb_dists_stable_main_binary-i386_Packages)
W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems
E: Unable to locate package mysql-workbench-gpl
iWill be gratefull if someone could help me
sudo apt-get install mysql-workbench-gpl ->> this command says
Unable to locate package mysql-workbench-gpl