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Slackware and Arch Linux switch to MariaDB as a default

Written by Written by Colin Charles 2013-03-25 2 Comments on Slackware and Arch Linux switch to MariaDB as a default

Two bits of good news for MariaDB users from the distribution standpoint this week:

  • Slackware Linux is dropping MySQL for MariaDB as a default
  • Arch Linux replaces MySQL in repositories with MariaDB

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2 replies on “Slackware and Arch Linux switch to MariaDB as a default”

  1. Jason Comito says:
    2013-04-06 at 20:15

    but I just started learning MySQL!

    1. Daniel Bartholomew says:
      2013-04-07 at 01:38

      No worries, everything you’ve learned about MySQL can be applied to MariaDB.

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