On Wed, 8 Dec 2021 at 19:21, Piper H <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello again, > > Sorry for this silly question. > I downloaded the JDBC drive from mysql website: > https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/j/ >
Hi. Just for your information, because you might not realise: Debian is a huge project that attempts to ensure the compatibility of every piece of software on your machine. If you download software from other sources, like you did from mysql.com above, then you will break Debian's methods for managing software compatibility on your machine. If you get a .deb package from somewhere that is not Debian, then that package is NOT part of Debian. It uses Debian packaging methods to create the .deb file, but it has NOT been integrated by Debian for compatibility with a Debian release. This incompatibility can cause your installation to become unusable, immediately, or later. Plus, folks from Debian won't be interested in helping you to fix those issues. Because from their perspective, they will see that you broke your Debian system by installing a foreign package. So for a problem-free experience with Debian, the ideal approach is to only install packages provided by Debian through one of its official repositories. More information on this topic is provided here: https://wiki.debian.org/DontBreakDebian Please do read that. Ask here if you have any questions. It is important to understand that Debian is intended to be used by people for whom this restriction is not a problem. Not only that, but it is the philosophy of the Debian project and the reason why Debian is what it is. There are dozens of different Linux distributions, several different package management systems, and each comes with a different approach to solving the software compatibility problem. I hope this information helps you.
