How To Install mariadb-common on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install mariadb-common on CentOS 8. mariadb-common is The shared files required by server and client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mariadb-common on CentOS 8.

What is mariadb-common

The package provides the essential shared files for any MariaDB program. You will need to install this package to use any other MariaDB package.

We can use yum or dnf to install mariadb-common on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install mariadb-common.

Install mariadb-common on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install mariadb-common using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mariadb-common

Install mariadb-common on CentOS 8 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install mariadb-common using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mariadb-common

How To Uninstall mariadb-common on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the mariadb-common package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mariadb-common

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install mariadb-common on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.