About the MariaDB RPM Files

Available RPM Packages

The available RPM packages depend on the specific MariaDB release series.

Available RPM Packages in MariaDB 10.4

MariaDB starting with 10.4

In MariaDB 10.4, the following RPMs are available:

Package Name Description
galera-4 The WSREP provider for Galera 4.
MariaDB-backup Mariabackup
MariaDB-backup-debuginfo Debuginfo for Mariabackup
MariaDB-client Client tools like mysql CLI, mysqldump, and others.
MariaDB-client-debuginfo Debuginfo for client tools like mysql CLI, mysqldump, and others.
MariaDB-common Character set files and /etc/my.cnf
MariaDB-common-debuginfo Debuginfo for character set files and /etc/my.cnf
MariaDB-compat Old shared client libraries, may be needed by old MariaDB or MySQL clients
MariaDB-connect-engine The CONNECT storage engine.
MariaDB-connect-engine-debuginfo Debuginfo for the CONNECT storage engine.
MariaDB-cracklib-password-check The cracklib_password_check password validation plugin.
MariaDB-cracklib-password-check Debuginfo for the cracklib_password_check password validation plugin.
MariaDB-devel Development headers and static libraries.
MariaDB-devel-debuginfo Debuginfo for development headers and static libraries.
MariaDB-gssapi-server The gssapi authentication plugin.
MariaDB-gssapi-server-debuginfo Debuginfo for the gssapi authentication plugin.
MariaDB-rocksdb-engine The MyRocks storage engine.
MariaDB-rocksdb-engine-debuginfo Debuginfo for the MyRocks storage engine.
MariaDB-server The server and server tools, like myisamchk and mysqlhotcopy are here.
MariaDB-server-debuginfo Debuginfo for the server and server tools, like myisamchk and mysqlhotcopy are here.
MariaDB-shared Dynamic client libraries.
MariaDB-shared-debuginfo Debuginfo for dynamic client libraries.
MariaDB-test mysql-client-test executable, and mysql-test framework with the tests.
MariaDB-test-debuginfo Debuginfo for mysql-client-test executable, and mysql-test framework with the tests.
MariaDB-tokudb-engine The TokuDB storage engine.
MariaDB-tokudb-engine-debuginfo Debuginfo for the TokuDB storage engine.

Available RPM Packages in MariaDB 10.2 and MariaDB 10.3

MariaDB starting with 10.2

In MariaDB 10.2 and MariaDB 10.3, the following RPMs are available:

Package Name Description
galera The WSREP provider for Galera 3.
MariaDB-backup Mariabackup
MariaDB-backup-debuginfo Debuginfo for Mariabackup
MariaDB-client Client tools like mysql CLI, mysqldump, and others.
MariaDB-client-debuginfo Debuginfo for client tools like mysql CLI, mysqldump, and others.
MariaDB-common Character set files and /etc/my.cnf
MariaDB-common-debuginfo Debuginfo for character set files and /etc/my.cnf
MariaDB-compat Old shared client libraries, may be needed by old MariaDB or MySQL clients
MariaDB-connect-engine The CONNECT storage engine.
MariaDB-connect-engine-debuginfo Debuginfo for the CONNECT storage engine.
MariaDB-cracklib-password-check The cracklib_password_check password validation plugin.
MariaDB-cracklib-password-check Debuginfo for the cracklib_password_check password validation plugin.
MariaDB-devel Development headers and static libraries.
MariaDB-devel-debuginfo Debuginfo for development headers and static libraries.
MariaDB-gssapi-server The gssapi authentication plugin.
MariaDB-gssapi-server-debuginfo Debuginfo for the gssapi authentication plugin.
MariaDB-rocksdb-engine The MyRocks storage engine.
MariaDB-rocksdb-engine-debuginfo Debuginfo for the MyRocks storage engine.
MariaDB-server The server and server tools, like myisamchk and mysqlhotcopy are here.
MariaDB-server-debuginfo Debuginfo for the server and server tools, like myisamchk and mysqlhotcopy are here.
MariaDB-shared Dynamic client libraries.
MariaDB-shared-debuginfo Debuginfo for dynamic client libraries.
MariaDB-test mysql-client-test executable, and mysql-test framework with the tests.
MariaDB-test-debuginfo Debuginfo for mysql-client-test executable, and mysql-test framework with the tests.
MariaDB-tokudb-engine The TokuDB storage engine.
MariaDB-tokudb-engine-debuginfo Debuginfo for the TokuDB storage engine.

Available RPM Packages in MariaDB 10.1

MariaDB starting with 10.1

In MariaDB 10.1, the following RPMs are available:

Package Name Description
galera The WSREP provider for Galera 3.
MariaDB-backup Mariabackup
MariaDB-backup-debuginfo Debuginfo for Mariabackup
MariaDB-client Client tools like mysql CLI, mysqldump, and others.
MariaDB-client-debuginfo Debuginfo for client tools like mysql CLI, mysqldump, and others.
MariaDB-common Character set files and /etc/my.cnf
MariaDB-common-debuginfo Debuginfo for character set files and /etc/my.cnf
MariaDB-compat Old shared client libraries, may be needed by old MariaDB or MySQL clients
MariaDB-connect-engine The CONNECT storage engine.
MariaDB-connect-engine-debuginfo Debuginfo for the CONNECT storage engine.
MariaDB-cracklib-password-check The cracklib_password_check password validation plugin.
MariaDB-cracklib-password-check Debuginfo for the cracklib_password_check password validation plugin.
MariaDB-devel Development headers and static libraries.
MariaDB-devel-debuginfo Debuginfo for development headers and static libraries.
MariaDB-gssapi-server The gssapi authentication plugin.
MariaDB-gssapi-server-debuginfo Debuginfo for the gssapi authentication plugin.
MariaDB-server The server and server tools, like myisamchk and mysqlhotcopy are here.
MariaDB-server-debuginfo Debuginfo for the server and server tools, like myisamchk and mysqlhotcopy are here.
MariaDB-shared Dynamic client libraries.
MariaDB-shared-debuginfo Debuginfo for dynamic client libraries.
MariaDB-test mysql-client-test executable, and mysql-test framework with the tests.
MariaDB-test-debuginfo Debuginfo for mysql-client-test executable, and mysql-test framework with the tests.
MariaDB-tokudb-engine The TokuDB storage engine.
MariaDB-tokudb-engine-debuginfo Debuginfo for the TokuDB storage engine.

Available RPM Packages in MariaDB 5.5

MariaDB starting with 5.5

In MariaDB 5.5, the following RPMs are available:

Package Name Description
MariaDB-client Client tools like mysql CLI, mysqldump, and others.
MariaDB-client-debuginfo Debuginfo for client tools like mysql CLI, mysqldump, and others.
MariaDB-common Character set files and /etc/my.cnf
MariaDB-common-debuginfo Debuginfo for character set files and /etc/my.cnf
MariaDB-compat Old shared client libraries, may be needed by old MariaDB or MySQL clients
MariaDB-devel Development headers and static libraries.
MariaDB-devel-debuginfo Debuginfo for development headers and static libraries.
MariaDB-server The server and server tools, like myisamchk and mysqlhotcopy are here.
MariaDB-server-debuginfo Debuginfo for the server and server tools, like myisamchk and mysqlhotcopy are here.
MariaDB-shared Dynamic client libraries.
MariaDB-shared-debuginfo Debuginfo for dynamic client libraries.
MariaDB-test mysql-client-test executable, and mysql-test framework with the tests.
MariaDB-test-debuginfo Debuginfo for mysql-client-test executable, and mysql-test framework with the tests.

Installing RPM Packages

Preferably, you should install MariaDB RPM packages using the package manager of your Linux distribution, for example yum or zypper. But you can also use the lower-level rpm tool.

Actions Performed by RPM Packages

Users and Groups Created

When the MariaDB-server RPM package is installed, it will create a user and group named mysql, if it does not already exist.

See also

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