Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Installing MariaDB
Before we can start using MariaDB, we have to install it. The MariaDB source
code can be compiled to run on a wide variety of different platforms and system
architectures, but there are pre-compiled packages available for Windows and Linux
which make the process much easier.
There are several packages types, including the source code:
• Windows MSI packages
• Linux YUM packages
• Linux APT packages
• Linux and Windows binaries
• Source code
Windows MSI packages are for computers and servers running Windows 8,
Windows XP, and everything in between. Linux
.rpm
packages are used on
distributions, such as Fedora, CentOS, and Red Hat, which use the
Yellow Dog
Updater, Modified
(
YUM
) package manager. Linux
.deb
packages are used on
distributions, such as Debian and Ubuntu, which use the
Advanced Packaging Tool
(
APT
) package manager. We will cover how to install all these types in this chapter.
We will cover the fourth type, Linux and Windows Binaries, briefly. These packages
are mainly useful to experienced users of MariaDB who have nonstandard setups.
The Windows binaries come in a ZIP file (
.zip
) and the Linux binaries in a gzipped
tar file (
.tar.gz
).
