March 24, 2016 · Server ·

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Install MariaDB on Ubuntu 15.10 (Wily Werewolf) Server

For marisDB 10.1

Open the terminal and run the following commands

sudo apt-get install software-properties-common

sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 0xcbcb082a1bb943db

sudo add-apt-repository ‘deb [arch=amd64,i386] http://mirrors.coreix.net/mariadb/repo/10.1/ubuntu wily main'

Update the source list

sudo apt-get update

Install the maria DB server

sudo apt-get install mariadb-server

At the time of installation mariadb would ask for the password of user root. Enter the password and make sure not to forget.

After completing the installation you can check the version using the following command from your terminal

mysql --v

For more details you can check MariaDB documentation

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