June 2025 - packagers - lists.mariadb.org

MariaDB 11.8.2 in Debian
by Otto Kekäläinen 23 Jun '25

23 Jun '25

Hi MariaDB packagers! MariaDB 11.8.2 is finally here and thus a long-term supported version for next 5 years! If you have not already, check out https://mariadb.org/11-8-lts-released/ Looking at https://repology.org/project/mariadb/versions I see that a handful of distros already have the new MariaDB 11.8 LTS released for general availability last week. Congrats to Chrisian Hesse for being the fastest (non-automated) human importer and landing 11.8.2 in Arch Linux on June 4th! I uploaded MariaDB 11.8.2 to Debian yesterday. In Debian the amount of additional metadata is rather extensive and building MariaDB on 16 different CPU architectures is also a lot. If you only now started working on 11.8, and you run into any build or test issues, you might want to check out the Debian packaging and patches as all those generic issues have been fixed in Debian: https://salsa.debian.org/mariadb-team/mariadb-server Debian may also have a bunch of other packaging files that may be useful for others too. For example https://salsa.debian.org/mariadb-team/mariadb-server/-/blob/debian/latest/d… lists every single system variable that has been added, removed, deprecated or had the default value changed. You can see this information also for every single minor release imported to Debian by looking at the git history of the directory https://salsa.debian.org/mariadb-team/mariadb-server/-/tree/debian/latest/d…. Additionally the file https://salsa.debian.org/mariadb-team/mariadb-server/-/blob/debian/latest/d… summarizes how users and permissions are best managed. - Otto

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Re: Follow-up: MariaDB 11.8.2 LTS and Useful Packaging Info
by Alexei Takaseev 21 Jun '25

21 Jun '25

Hi Otto! MariaDB 11.8.2 LTS was added to the Sisyphus development repository on June 10th (https://packages.altlinux.org/en/sisyphus/srpms/mariadb /) and according to reviews, the transition from 11.4 did not cause any problems. ----- Исходное сообщение ----- > От: "Otto Kekäläinen" <otto(a)debian.org> > Кому: "Alexei Takaseev" <taf(a)altlinux.org> > Отправленные: Суббота, 21 Июнь 2025 г 16:47:53 > Тема: Follow-up: MariaDB 11.8.2 LTS and Useful Packaging Info > Hi Alexei, > > I hope you've had a chance to subscribe to the MariaDB packagers mailing list > since I recommended it last month: > https://lists.mariadb.org/hyperkitty/list/packagers@lists.mariadb.org/ > > It's a great place to stay updated... and speaking of updates: > > MariaDB 11.8.2 LTS is now available! You can find the release announcement here: > https://mariadb.org/11-8-lts-released/ > > As the new long-term supported version, I encourage you to import it into your > distro if you haven't already. I uploaded 11.8.2 to Debian almost two weeks ago > and haven't encountered any regressions so far. > > Given that Debian's MariaDB packaging involves extensive metadata and builds > across 16 different CPU architectures, we've ironed out many common build and > test issues. If you're just starting on 11.8 and run into any problems, our work > might save you time. > > You can find our packaging and patches at > https://salsa.debian.org/mariadb-team/mariadb-server > > Our repository also includes other useful packaging files, such as: > > - mariadb-server.NEWS: This file lists every system variable that has been > added, removed, deprecated, or had its default value changed. You can track > this information for each minor release by checking the Git history of > debian/tests/traces within the directory: > https://salsa.debian.org/mariadb-team/mariadb-server/-/tree/debian/latest/d… > > - mariadb-server.README.Debian: This document summarizes best practices for > managing users and permissions. > https://salsa.debian.org/mariadb-team/mariadb-server/-/blob/debian/latest/d… > > > I look forward to continuing these discussions on the > packagers(a)lists.mariadb.org mailing list! > > Best, > > Otto > > P.S. If you haven't already, please help MariaDB reach 10k stars by giving us a > star on GitHub: https://github.com/mariadb/server/ :)

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MariaDB 11.8.2 GA and 12.0.1 RC release prep
by Daniel Bartholomew 05 Jun '25

05 Jun '25

Prep work for the 11.8.2 GA and 12.0.1 RC MariaDB releases has begun. Expected release date is Wed, 04 Jun 2025. Draft release notes and changelogs: MariaDB 11.8.2 - https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mdb-11-8-2-rn/ - https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mdb-11-8-2-cl/ MariaDB 12.0.1 - https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mdb-12-0-1-rn/ - https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mdb-12-0-1-cl/ As usual, the release notes and changelogs are still in draft form at this time and will be updated prior to release. Thanks. -- Daniel Bartholomew, MariaDB Documentation & Release Manager MariaDB | https://mariadb.com

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MariaDB default users, databases and permissions in various distros
by Otto Kekäläinen 03 Jun '25

03 Jun '25

Hi! There are a lot of guides online that recommend running mysql_secure_installation (or MariaDB equivalent mariadb-secure-installation). On Debian/Ubuntu this script is pretty much useless, but in https://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/346696/should-dbas-stop-running-mys… a commenter pointed out that in Fedora there are still anonymous users and a test database created on the default install. I wanted to check here on the packagers list what is your take on this? Should we try to unify that the default users and databases across various distros and packages of MariaDB would always be the same (secure) defaults so that mariadb-secure-installation can be deprecated? - Otto

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