About the MariaDB RPM Files

Available RPM Packages

The available RPM packages depend on the specific MariaDB release series.

Available RPM Packages in MariaDB 10.4

MariaDB starting with 10.4

In MariaDB 10.4, the following RPMs are available:

Package Name	Description
`galera-4`	The WSREP provider for Galera 4.
`MariaDB-backup`	Mariabackup
`MariaDB-backup-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for Mariabackup
`MariaDB-client`	Client tools like `mysql` CLI, `mysqldump`, and others.
`MariaDB-client-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for client tools like `mysql` CLI, `mysqldump`, and others.
`MariaDB-common`	Character set files and `/etc/my.cnf`
`MariaDB-common-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for character set files and `/etc/my.cnf`
`MariaDB-compat`	Old shared client libraries, may be needed by old MariaDB or MySQL clients
`MariaDB-connect-engine`	The `CONNECT` storage engine.
`MariaDB-connect-engine-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for the `CONNECT` storage engine.
`MariaDB-cracklib-password-check`	The `cracklib_password_check` password validation plugin.
`MariaDB-cracklib-password-check`	Debuginfo for the `cracklib_password_check` password validation plugin.
`MariaDB-devel`	Development headers and static libraries.
`MariaDB-devel-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for development headers and static libraries.
`MariaDB-gssapi-server`	The `gssapi` authentication plugin.
`MariaDB-gssapi-server-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for the `gssapi` authentication plugin.
`MariaDB-rocksdb-engine`	The MyRocks storage engine.
`MariaDB-rocksdb-engine-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for the MyRocks storage engine.
`MariaDB-server`	The server and server tools, like myisamchk and mysqlhotcopy are here.
`MariaDB-server-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for the server and server tools, like myisamchk and mysqlhotcopy are here.
`MariaDB-shared`	Dynamic client libraries.
`MariaDB-shared-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for dynamic client libraries.
`MariaDB-test`	`mysql-client-test` executable, and mysql-test framework with the tests.
`MariaDB-test-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for `mysql-client-test` executable, and mysql-test framework with the tests.
`MariaDB-tokudb-engine`	The TokuDB storage engine.
`MariaDB-tokudb-engine-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for the TokuDB storage engine.

Available RPM Packages in MariaDB 10.2 and MariaDB 10.3

MariaDB starting with 10.2

In MariaDB 10.2 and MariaDB 10.3, the following RPMs are available:

Package Name	Description
`galera`	The WSREP provider for Galera 3.
`MariaDB-backup`	Mariabackup
`MariaDB-backup-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for Mariabackup
`MariaDB-client`	Client tools like `mysql` CLI, `mysqldump`, and others.
`MariaDB-client-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for client tools like `mysql` CLI, `mysqldump`, and others.
`MariaDB-common`	Character set files and `/etc/my.cnf`
`MariaDB-common-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for character set files and `/etc/my.cnf`
`MariaDB-compat`	Old shared client libraries, may be needed by old MariaDB or MySQL clients
`MariaDB-connect-engine`	The `CONNECT` storage engine.
`MariaDB-connect-engine-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for the `CONNECT` storage engine.
`MariaDB-cracklib-password-check`	The `cracklib_password_check` password validation plugin.
`MariaDB-cracklib-password-check`	Debuginfo for the `cracklib_password_check` password validation plugin.
`MariaDB-devel`	Development headers and static libraries.
`MariaDB-devel-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for development headers and static libraries.
`MariaDB-gssapi-server`	The `gssapi` authentication plugin.
`MariaDB-gssapi-server-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for the `gssapi` authentication plugin.
`MariaDB-rocksdb-engine`	The MyRocks storage engine.
`MariaDB-rocksdb-engine-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for the MyRocks storage engine.
`MariaDB-server`	The server and server tools, like myisamchk and mysqlhotcopy are here.
`MariaDB-server-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for the server and server tools, like myisamchk and mysqlhotcopy are here.
`MariaDB-shared`	Dynamic client libraries.
`MariaDB-shared-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for dynamic client libraries.
`MariaDB-test`	`mysql-client-test` executable, and mysql-test framework with the tests.
`MariaDB-test-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for `mysql-client-test` executable, and mysql-test framework with the tests.
`MariaDB-tokudb-engine`	The TokuDB storage engine.
`MariaDB-tokudb-engine-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for the TokuDB storage engine.

Available RPM Packages in MariaDB 10.1

MariaDB starting with 10.1

In MariaDB 10.1, the following RPMs are available:

Package Name	Description
`galera`	The WSREP provider for Galera 3.
`MariaDB-backup`	Mariabackup
`MariaDB-backup-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for Mariabackup
`MariaDB-client`	Client tools like `mysql` CLI, `mysqldump`, and others.
`MariaDB-client-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for client tools like `mysql` CLI, `mysqldump`, and others.
`MariaDB-common`	Character set files and `/etc/my.cnf`
`MariaDB-common-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for character set files and `/etc/my.cnf`
`MariaDB-compat`	Old shared client libraries, may be needed by old MariaDB or MySQL clients
`MariaDB-connect-engine`	The `CONNECT` storage engine.
`MariaDB-connect-engine-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for the `CONNECT` storage engine.
`MariaDB-cracklib-password-check`	The `cracklib_password_check` password validation plugin.
`MariaDB-cracklib-password-check`	Debuginfo for the `cracklib_password_check` password validation plugin.
`MariaDB-devel`	Development headers and static libraries.
`MariaDB-devel-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for development headers and static libraries.
`MariaDB-gssapi-server`	The `gssapi` authentication plugin.
`MariaDB-gssapi-server-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for the `gssapi` authentication plugin.
`MariaDB-server`	The server and server tools, like myisamchk and mysqlhotcopy are here.
`MariaDB-server-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for the server and server tools, like myisamchk and mysqlhotcopy are here.
`MariaDB-shared`	Dynamic client libraries.
`MariaDB-shared-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for dynamic client libraries.
`MariaDB-test`	`mysql-client-test` executable, and mysql-test framework with the tests.
`MariaDB-test-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for `mysql-client-test` executable, and mysql-test framework with the tests.
`MariaDB-tokudb-engine`	The TokuDB storage engine.
`MariaDB-tokudb-engine-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for the TokuDB storage engine.

Available RPM Packages in MariaDB 5.5

MariaDB starting with 5.5

In MariaDB 5.5, the following RPMs are available:

Package Name	Description
`MariaDB-client`	Client tools like `mysql` CLI, `mysqldump`, and others.
`MariaDB-client-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for client tools like `mysql` CLI, `mysqldump`, and others.
`MariaDB-common`	Character set files and `/etc/my.cnf`
`MariaDB-common-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for character set files and `/etc/my.cnf`
`MariaDB-compat`	Old shared client libraries, may be needed by old MariaDB or MySQL clients
`MariaDB-devel`	Development headers and static libraries.
`MariaDB-devel-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for development headers and static libraries.
`MariaDB-server`	The server and server tools, like myisamchk and mysqlhotcopy are here.
`MariaDB-server-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for the server and server tools, like myisamchk and mysqlhotcopy are here.
`MariaDB-shared`	Dynamic client libraries.
`MariaDB-shared-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for dynamic client libraries.
`MariaDB-test`	`mysql-client-test` executable, and mysql-test framework with the tests.
`MariaDB-test-debuginfo`	Debuginfo for `mysql-client-test` executable, and mysql-test framework with the tests.

Installing RPM Packages

Preferably, you should install MariaDB RPM packages using the package manager of your Linux distribution, for example yum or zypper. But you can also use the lower-level rpm tool.

Actions Performed by RPM Packages

Users and Groups Created

When the MariaDB-server RPM package is installed, it will create a user and group named mysql, if it does not already exist.