diff --git a/rattail_fabric2/mysql.py b/rattail_fabric2/mysql.py
index 05fc06c..37ccdc2 100644
--- a/rattail_fabric2/mysql.py
+++ b/rattail_fabric2/mysql.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 #
 #  Rattail -- Retail Software Framework
-#  Copyright © 2010-2018 Lance Edgar
+#  Copyright © 2010-2019 Lance Edgar
 #
 #  This file is part of Rattail.
 #
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 Fabric Library for MySQL
 """
 
-from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
-
 from rattail_fabric2 import apt, make_deploy
 
 
@@ -36,7 +34,7 @@ def install(c):
     """
     Install the MySQL database service
     """
-    apt.install(c, 'mysql-server')
+    apt.install(c, 'default-mysql-server')
 
 
 def user_exists(c, name, host='localhost'):
@@ -54,9 +52,8 @@ def create_user(c, name, host='localhost', password=None, checkfirst=True):
     if not checkfirst or not user_exists(c, name, host):
         sql(c, "CREATE USER '{}'@'{}';".format(name, host))
     if password:
-        # with hide('running'):
         sql(c, "SET PASSWORD FOR '{}'@'{}' = PASSWORD('{}');".format(
-            name, host, password))
+            name, host, password), hide=True, echo=False)
 
 
 def db_exists(c, name):
@@ -107,7 +104,7 @@ def table_exists(c, tblname, dbname):
     return name == tblname
 
 
-def sql(c, sql, database=''):
+def sql(c, sql, database='', **kwargs):
     """
     Execute some SQL.
     """
@@ -116,7 +113,8 @@ def sql(c, sql, database=''):
     sql = sql.replace("'", "'\"'\"'")
     # note, we force sudo "as root" to ensure -H flag is used
     # (which allows us to leverage /root/.my.cnf config file)
-    return c.sudo("mysql --execute='{}' --batch --skip-column-names {}".format(sql, database), user='root')
+    kwargs['user'] = 'root'
+    return c.sudo("mysql --execute='{}' --batch --skip-column-names {}".format(sql, database), **kwargs)
 
 
 def download_db(c, name, destination=None):