Installation Issues on Debian and Ubuntu

A collection of troubleshooting articles specific to Debian and Ubuntu deployments, covering upgrade failures, repository conflicts, and migration issues.

apt-upgrade Fails, But the Database is Running

Solutions for when apt-get upgrade hangs or fails because the MariaDB service takes too long to start, triggering a timeout in the init script.

Differences in MariaDB in Debian (and Ubuntu)

Explains the differences between official Debian/Ubuntu repository packages and those from MariaDB.org, particularly regarding library linking and configuration defaults.

MariaDB 5.5.33 Debian and Ubuntu Installation Issues

Specific instructions for resolving dependency breakage that occurred with the release of MariaDB 5.5.33 on Debian and Ubuntu systems.

MariaDB Debian Live Images

Information about using MariaDB Debian Live images for testing and offline installation, including boot options and default credentials.

Moving from MySQL to MariaDB in Debian 9

A guide on migrating from MySQL 5.5 to MariaDB 10.1 during an operating system upgrade to Debian 9 (Stretch).

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