A detailed walkthrough for installing a specific legacy version of MariaDB (10.1.21) on CentOS 7 using individual RPM packages, including dependency resolution.
This guide provides the detailed steps for installing MariaDB 10.1.21 via individual RPM packages on CentOS 7. The process involves installing dependencies, then the main packages, and resolving potential conflicts as they appear.
The RPMs needed for the installation are available from the MariaDB website. The required packages for this guide are:
1. Install Basic Dependencies
First, use yum to install some general system packages that may be required.
2. Install MariaDB RPM Packages
Next, install the downloaded RPMs in sequence. Make sure to run these commands as a user with sufficient privileges (e.g., using sudo).
During this process, you may encounter errors related to dependencies or conflicts. The sections below describe these common issues and their solutions.
Error 1: Package Conflict with mariadb-libs
While installing mariadb-common, you may encounter a conflict with an existing package.
You must find and remove the conflicting mariadb-libs package.
After removing it, you can run the rpm -ivh MariaDB-10.1.21-centos7-x86_64-common.rpm command again.
Error 2: Failed Dependency for Galera
While installing the Galera package, the installation may fail due to a missing library.
The required dependency libboost_program_options can be installed using yum.
After installing boost-devel, you can run the rpm -ivh galera... command again.
Warning: GPG Key NOKEY
You may also see a warning about a missing GPG key during the installation.
This warning can be resolved by importing the official MariaDB GPG key.
After all RPMs are successfully installed, the final step is to secure the server. This involves setting the root password, removing test databases, and disallowing remote root login.
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jemalloc-3.6.0-1.el7.x86_64.rpm
MariaDB-10.1.21-centos7-x86_64-client.rpm
MariaDB-10.1.21-centos7-x86_64-compat.rpm
galera-25.3.19-1.rhel7.el7.centos.x86_64.rpm
jemalloc-devel-3.6.0-1.el7.x86_64.rpm
MariaDB-10.1.21-centos7-x86_64-common.rpm
MariaDB-10.1.21-centos7-x86_64-server.rpmyum install rsync nmap lsof perl-DBI nmap-ncatrpm -ivh jemalloc-3.6.0-1.el7.x86_64.rpm
rpm -ivh jemalloc-devel-3.6.0-1.el7.x86_64.rpm
rpm -ivh MariaDB-10.1.21-centos7-x86_64-common.rpm
rpm -ivh MariaDB-10.1.21-centos7-x86_64-compat.rpm
rpm -ivh MariaDB-10.1.21-centos7-x86_64-client.rpm
rpm -ivh galera-25.3.19-1.rhel7.el7.centos.x86_64.rpm
rpm -ivh MariaDB-10.1.21-centos7-x86_64-server.rpm# rpm -ivh MariaDB-10.1.21-centos7-x86_64-common.rpm
warning: MariaDB-10.1.21-centos7-x86_64-common.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, key ID 1bb943db: NOKEY
error: Failed dependencies:
mariadb-libs < 1:10.1.21-1.el7.centos conflicts with MariaDB-common-10.1.21-1.el7.centos.x86_64# Search for the installed package
rpm -qa | grep mariadb-libs
# Expected output: mariadb-libs-5.5.52-1.el7.x86_64
# Remove the conflicting package (use the exact name from the command above)
rpm -ev --nodeps mariadb-libs-5.5.52-1.el7.x86_64# rpm -ivh galera-25.3.19-1.rhel7.el7.centos.x86_64.rpm
error: Failed dependencies:
libboost_program_options.so.1.53.0()(64bit) is needed by galera-25.3.19-1.rhel7.el7.centos.x86_64yum install boost-devel.x86_64warning: galera-25.3.19-1.rhel7.el7.centos.x86_64.rpm: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, key ID 1bb943db: NOKEYrpm --import http://yum.mariadb.org/RPM-GPG-KEY-MariaDB# First, start the newly installed MariaDB service
systemctl start mariadb
# Now, run the security script and follow the prompts
mysql_secure_installation