Public bug reported: Hi release team,
Please accept this FFe to sync mariadb 1:11.8.6-5 from Debian unstable. 1:11.8.6-5 introduces an update that swaps the default mariadb-server data directory to /var/lib/mariadb instead of /var/lib/mysql to avoid conflicts with mysql-server. Legacy installs will continue to use /var/lib/mysql via the mariadbd datadir setting to avoid having their data moved unnecessarily. This change allows users to install mysql followed by mariadb or vice-versa without having the previous database's data moved during installation, requiring them to move it back before re-installing. Custom version flag files are also no longer used to determine previous versions in favor of mariadb_upgrade_info/mysql_upgrade_info version files that are provided consistently by mariadb itself. The PR for this change in Debian can be found here - https://salsa.debian.org/mariadb-team/mariadb- server/-/merge_requests/155 Diff from previous version - https://salsa.debian.org/mariadb- team/mariadb-server/-/merge_requests/155/diffs PPA: https://launchpad.net/~lvoytek/+archive/ubuntu/mariadb-compat Changelog entries since current resolute version 1:11.8.6-4: mariadb (1:11.8.6-5) unstable; urgency=medium * New mariadb-server installs will now use /var/lib/mariadb as the default data directory. See NEWS for details. - Determine whether to use /var/lib/mysql or /var/lib/mariadb during mariadb-server preinst and postinst. - On purge, remove /var/lib/mariadb, and /var/lib/mysql only if owned by mariadb. - d/p/set-default-datadir-to-var-lib-mariadb.patch: Update compile-time INSTALL_MYSQLDATADIR_DEB setting to /var/lib/mariadb. - d/mariadb-server.mariadb.init: Default to /var/lib/mariadb if datadir is not specified in config. - d/additions/50-server.cnf: Update default datadir in comment to /var/lib/mariadb. - Update autopkgtests to match new data directory expectations. - Apport: Include /var/lib/mariadb data directory info in report. - Salsa CI: Confirm correct datadir is in use for each test and add list of /var/lib/mariadb files as test artifact. * Use mariadb_upgrade_info/mysql_upgrade_info version files instead of generated flag files to detect active data directory and downgrade attempts. -- Lena Voytek <[email protected]> Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:26:38 -0400 ** Affects: mariadb (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2146384 Title: FFe: Sync mariadb 1:11.8.6-5 (main) from Debian unstable (main) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mariadb/+bug/2146384/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
