from terminal:

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sudo systemctl stop mysqld
sudo systemctl set-environment MYSQLD_OPTS="--skip-grant-tables"
sudo systemctl start mysqld
mysql -u root

from mysql prompt:

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update mysql.user set plugin='mysql_native_password';
UPDATE mysql.user SET authentication_string = PASSWORD('welcome1') WHERE User =
'root';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
quit

from terminal:
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sudo systemctl stop mysqld
sudo systemctl unset-environment MYSQLD_OPTS
sudo systemctl start mysqld
mysql -u root -p