How to install mariadb on amazon linux

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I referred to the link https://blog.adminfactory.net/mariadb-and-galera-on-aws-amazon-linux.html to install the mariadb on my amazon linux, since I did not find any other resource related to amazon linux. This instructs to add maria.repo.

When I visit the suggested URL I did not find anything related to amazon linux. I tried using centos 7. It threw up error. Is there any mariadb repo for amazon linux.

The error is

Error: Package: MariaDB-server-10.1.13-1.el7.centos.x86_64 (mariadb) Requires: libsystemd-daemon.so.0()(64bit) Error: Package: MariaDB-server-10.1.13-1.el7.centos.x86_64 (mariadb) Requires: libsystemd-daemon.so.0(LIBSYSTEMD_DAEMON_31)(64bit) You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest

Is it ok if I continue and install libsystemd-daemon.so

I just found another question here the advice is to use linux OS. No solution on how to install Mariadb on amazon linux.

Why do you want to use Amazon Linux? Just use CentOS if you want an RHEL-based distro. You will have a **much** better time. — EEAA, May 06 '16 at 04:20
You should not be using Amazon Linux. You've discovered one reason why this is the case. There are many, many more. — EEAA, May 06 '16 at 04:25
Thanks for your help. Will go with Ubuntu. It would be appredciable if someone could find a way to work on amazon linux. — Harish Ninge Gowda, May 06 '16 at 05:29

score 16 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 14 '16 at 12:30

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I was able to install the MariaDB 5.5 CentOS repository list (created 2016-05-09 04:06 UTC).

Create the following file:

sudo vi /etc/yum.repos.d/maria.repo

Add the following contents to the file and save:

[mariadb]
name = MariaDB
baseurl = http://yum.mariadb.org/5.5/centos6-amd64
gpgkey=https://yum.mariadb.org/RPM-GPG-KEY-MariaDB
gpgcheck=1

Then run the following commands:

sudo yum install -y MariaDB-server MariaDB-client
sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start

You should be all set. Run mysql -u root to log in.

You can secure MariaDB with the following command:

sudo mysql_secure_installation

More information: https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb/mysql_secure_installation/

Fortunately, I was trying to install MariaDB on Amazon Linux, myself. Just now I got it to work as above.

edited Nov 14 '16 at 12:30

Johano Fierra

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answered May 09 '16 at 04:28

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This version is now outdated and cause a lot of bugs, you can find latest on te website : https://downloads.mariadb.org/mariadb/repositories – FAjir Apr 26 '18 at 17:18
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Perfect! I replaced the baseurl with the most recent stable version for centos6 based on the link FAjir provided: http://yum.mariadb.org/10.3/centos6-amd64 The centos7 ones look like they're not compatible with AWS linux – AvadData Jan 05 '19 at 20:14

froblesmartin · Answer 2 · 2019-02-13T11:28:51.807

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Currently in Amazon Linux 2 you can install it with yum:

yum install mariadb

or

yum install mariadb-server

edited Feb 13 '19 at 11:28

answered Feb 13 '19 at 10:46

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 04 '17 at 23:57

I was looking for the same solution as I ran into the same problem and it really boils down to transparency from Amazon. I found that my server is based on epel 6 not epel 7 (which is what I use elsewhere). Check what epel version your server is using:

sudo vi /etc/yum.repos.d/epel.repo

Within the repo file you should should see a few lines with Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 6.

Since the repo is using Enterprise Linux 6 I need to use repos based on CentOS 6. If you have a different Linux version, ie 7, you will need to use a different version. Make sure you go to the below link and get the correct version for your server.

https://downloads.mariadb.org/mariadb/repositories

How to install mariadb on amazon linux

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