Comments - Upgrading Between Major MariaDB Versions
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"MariaDB is designed to allow easy upgrades. You should be able to trivially upgrade from ANY earlier MariaDB version to the latest one (for example MariaDB 5.5.x to MariaDB 10.5.x), usually in a few seconds."
I have to say, it doesn't seem that way to me. I came to this page wanting to know how to upgrade to the latest version. I am currently on 10.3 and want to go to 10.5. I just want a list of steps.
The first step given is "Upgrade MariaDB binaries and libraries, preferably without starting MariaDB". No link, no further instructions. This is what I want to know.
If I search around, all I can find is a page about upgrading from 10.4 to 10.5 - https://mariadb.com/kb/en/upgrading-from-mariadb-104-to-mariadb-105/. This tells me I need to manually update an apt repository. Is this what I need? How can I tell? If it is, it does not in my mind make for a "trivial" or "easy" upgrade.