OS Compatibility

Overview

Before deploying MariaDB database products, it is important to confirm OS compatibility.

MariaDB database products include MariaDB Enterprise Server, MariaDB MaxScale, MariaDB Enterprise ColumnStore, and MariaDB Xpand. MariaDB database products are compatible with a range of enterprise operating systems (OS).

Business requirements should inform OS choice, and this choice should be subject to careful vetting and testing.

The following OS abbreviations are used by this guide:

Operating System

Abbreviation

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

RHEL8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

RHEL7

CentOS Linux 7

CentOS 7

Rocky Linux 8

Rocky Linux 8

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal)

Ubuntu 20.04

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic)

Ubuntu 18.04

Debian 11 (Bullseye)

Debian 11

Debian 10 (Buster)

Debian 10

Debian 9 (Stretch)

Debian 9

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15

SLES15

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12

SLES12

Microsoft Windows

Windows

The MariaDB Engineering Policy defines the list of enterprise operating systems supported by MariaDB products.

MariaDB Enterprise Server

As of 2022-06-13 MariaDB Enterprise ServerMariaDB Enterprise Server support by OS is as follows:

Operating System

ES10.6ES10.6

ES10.5ES10.5

ES10.4ES10.4

ES10.3ES10.3

ES10.2ES10.2

RHEL8 (x86_64, ARM64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

RHEL7 (x86_64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

CentOS 7 (x86_64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Rocky Linux 8 (x86_64, ARM64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Ubuntu 20.04 (x86_64, ARM64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Ubuntu 18.04 (x86_64, ARM64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Debian 11 (x86_64, ARM64)

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Debian 10 (x86_64, ARM64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Debian 9 (x86_64, ARM64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SLES15 (x86_64, ARM64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SLES12 (x86_64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Windows (x86_64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

MariaDB Community Server

As of 2022-06-13 MariaDB Community Server support by OS is as follows:

Operating System

CS10.6

CS10.5

CS10.4

CS10.3

CS10.2

RHEL8 (x86_64, ARM64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

RHEL7 (x86_64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

CentOS 7 (x86_64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Rocky Linux 8 (x86_64, ARM64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Ubuntu 20.04(x86_64, ARM64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Ubuntu 18.04 (x86_64, ARM64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Debian 11 (x86_64, ARM64)

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Debian 10 (x86_64, ARM64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Debian 9 (x86_64, ARM64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SLES15 (x86_64, ARM64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

SLES12 (x86_64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

MariaDB MaxScale

As of 2022-06-13 MariaDB MaxScale support by OS is as follows:

Operating System

MaxScale 6

MaxScale 2.5

MaxScale 2.4

RHEL8 (x86_64, ARM64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

RHEL7 (x86_64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

CentOS 7 (x86_64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Rocky Linux 8 (x86_64, ARM64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Ubuntu 20.04 (x86_64, ARM64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Ubuntu 18.04 (x86_64, ARM64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Debian 10 (x86_64, ARM64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Debian 9 (x86_64, ARM64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

SLES15 (x86_64, ARM64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

SLES12 (x86_64, ARM64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Operating System

MaxScale 6

MaxScale 2.5

MaxScale 2.4

RHEL8 (x86_64, ARM64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

RHEL7 (x86_64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

CentOS 7 (x86_64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Rocky Linux 8 (x86_64, ARM64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Ubuntu 20.04 (x86_64, ARM64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Ubuntu 18.04 (x86_64, ARM64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Debian 10 (x86_64, ARM64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Debian 9 (x86_64, ARM64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

SLES15 (x86_64, ARM64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

SLES12 (x86_64, ARM64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

MariaDB Enterprise ColumnStore

As of 2022-06-13 MariaDB Enterprise ColumnStoreMariaDB Enterprise ColumnStore support by OS is as follows:

Operating System

Enterprise ColumnStore 6Enterprise ColumnStore 6

Enterprise ColumnStore 5Enterprise ColumnStore 5

RHEL8 (x86_64)

Yes

Yes

RHEL7 (x86_64)

Yes

Yes

CentOS 7 (x86_64)

Yes

Yes

Rocky Linux 8 (x86_64)

Yes

Yes

Ubuntu 20.04 (x86_64)

Yes

Yes

Ubuntu 18.04 (x86_64)

Yes

Yes

Debian 10 (x86_64)

Yes

Yes

MariaDB ColumnStore

As of 2022-06-13 MariaDB ColumnStore support by OS is as follows:

Operating System

ColumnStore 5

RHEL8 (x86_64)

Yes

RHEL7 (x86_64)

Yes

CentOS 7 (x86_64)

Yes

Rocky Linux 8 (x86_64)

Yes

Ubuntu 20.04 (x86_64)

Yes

Ubuntu 18.04 (x86_64)

Yes

Debian 10 (x86_64)

Yes

MariaDB Xpand

As of 2023-02-02 MariaDB Xpand support by OS is as follows:

Operating System

Xpand 6.1

Xpand 6.0

Xpand 5.3

RHEL7 (x86_64)

Yes

Yes

Yes

CentOS 7 (x86_64)

Yes

Yes

Yes