Can't install Mariadb on Debian 10 Buster

mikedodd · 11-14-2019, 08:14 PM

I'm setting up a new home server with Debian 10. The current server running Debian 6 is beginnig to show signs of age. I installed mysql-server and imported my databases from the old server, but it appears that the client connector is no longer supported on Debian 10.

I'm told I need to install mariadb-server, so I uninstalled mysql-server, and tried to install mariadb-server.

But I can't. I've read several tutorials on doing this, but none work. I issue the commands:

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apt update
apt upgrade

When I execute this one:

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apt install mariadb-server

I get:

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Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 mariadb-server : Depends: mariadb-server-10.4 (>= 1:10.4.10+maria~buster) but it is not going to be installed

No tutorial explains what to do if mariadb-server doesn't install.

Can someone point me in the right direction? This should be easy, but it's not for me.

Thanks.

--- Mike

Firerat · 11-16-2019, 10:10 PM

something not quite right going on

apt show mariadb-server

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Package: mariadb-server
Version: 1:10.3.20-1
Priority: optional
Section: database
Source: mariadb-10.3
Maintainer: Debian MySQL Maintainers <pkg-mysql-maint@lists.alioth.debian.org>
Installed-Size: 67.6 kB
Depends: mariadb-server-10.3 (>= 1:10.3.20-1)


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This is on Debian Sid, I would expect that to be ahead of Buster not behind it.

what do you get from

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apt show mariadb-server
apt policy

mikedodd · 11-17-2019, 08:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Firerat

something not quite right going on

apt show mariadb-server

Code:

Package: mariadb-server
Version: 1:10.3.20-1
Priority: optional
Section: database
Source: mariadb-10.3
Maintainer: Debian MySQL Maintainers <pkg-mysql-maint@lists.alioth.debian.org>
Installed-Size: 67.6 kB
Depends: mariadb-server-10.3 (>= 1:10.3.20-1)


#

This is on Debian Sid, I would expect that to be ahead of Buster not behind it.

what do you get from

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apt show mariadb-server
apt policy

Thank you. Your comments coincide with info I just received from a friend, which is that mariadb-server-10.4 is not yet part of Debian 10. Indeed, apt policy mariadb-server shows 10.3.

LAter today I will try apt-get -s install mariadb-server-10.3 and see what happens. If that works, I'll install 10.3 for real.

Thanks again. I think I'm on track now.

--- Mike

Firerat · 11-17-2019, 09:04 AM

I actually needed the output of

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apt policy

it lists the repositories Debian is using

I suspect you have a third party repo. which is the cause of the problem

mikedodd · 11-17-2019, 09:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Firerat

I actually needed the output of

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apt policy

it lists the repositories Debian is using

I suspect you have a third party repo. which is the cause of the problem

Sorry; the output of

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apt policy

is quite long, so I didn't post it here. However,

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apt policy mariadb-server

produces this:

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mariadb-server:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 1:10.3.17-0+deb10u1
  Version table:
     1:10.3.17-0+deb10u1 500
        500 cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux 10.1.0 _Buster_ - Official amd64 DVD Binary-2 20190908-01:09] buster/main amd64 Packages

From this I infer that mariadb-server v10.3.17-0+deb10u1 is the version I should install, and that it is found on the Debian 10 distro DVD.

BTW, all the entries produces by the basic apt policy command contain the same 500 cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux 10.1.0 _Buster_source, so it appears I'm working with a legit distro.

What do you think?

--- Mike

Firerat · 11-17-2019, 09:52 AM

have you "manually" downloaded a mariadb-server.deb ?

pan64 · 11-17-2019, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by mikedodd

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mariadb-server:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 1:10.3.17-0+deb10u1
  Version table:
     1:10.3.17-0+deb10u1 500
        500 cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux 10.1.0 _Buster_ - Official amd64 DVD Binary-2 20190908-01:09] buster/main amd64 Packages

Did you install it (the OS) from a cdrom/pendrive?
How does your /etc/apt/sources.list look like?