How To Install mariadb on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mariadb on AlmaLinux 8.
What is mariadb
MariaDB is a community developed branch of MySQL - a multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server. It is a client/server implementation consisting of a server daemon (mysqld) and many different client programs and libraries. The base package contains the standard MariaDB/MySQL client programs and generic MySQL files.
We can use yum or dnf to install mariadb on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mariadb.
Install mariadb on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install mariadb using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install mariadb
Install mariadb on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install mariadb using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install mariadb
How To Uninstall mariadb on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the mariadb package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove mariadb
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mariadb on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.