MySQL 5.5 in Precise

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#1 October 20, 2011

It's about time MySQL v5.5 is in Ubuntu. I have a linode running MySQl 5.1, but 5.5 would be even better.

#2 October 20, 2011

How much longer are we going to be seeing Mysql now that Oracle owns it? I would assume we'll see MariaDB as a replacement, just like LibreOffice replaced OpenOffice.

#3 October 21, 2011

MariaDB is said to be faster than MySQL in many situations because all the code is fresh, modern programming, no legacy. Has anyone tried it? If it support all of MySQL, transition should be easy. Just checked its not in repos.

EDIT: Found the repos:

MariaDB repository list - created 2011-10-21 16:57 UTC # http://downloads.askmonty.org/mariadb/repositories/ deb http://mirror.de.gsnw.de:56431/mariadb/repo/5.3/ubuntu natty main deb-src http://mirror.de.gsnw.de:56431/mariadb/repo/5.3/ubuntu natty main

#4 October 21, 2011

effenberg0x0 said: MariaDB is said to be faster than MySQL in many situations because all the code is fresh, modern programming, no legacy. Has anyone tried it? If it support all of MySQL, transition should be easy. Just checked its not in repos.

EDIT: Found the repos:

MariaDB repository list - created 2011-10-21 16:57 UTC # http://downloads.askmonty.org/mariadb/repositories/ deb http://mirror.de.gsnw.de:56431/mariadb/repo/5.3/ubuntu natty main deb-src http://mirror.de.gsnw.de:56431/mariadb/repo/5.3/ubuntu natty main

Now how would I be able to transition from MySQL to MariaDB.

#5 October 21, 2011

MariaDB is a drop in replacement for Mysql, they were both written by the same person/team.

#6 October 22, 2011

Thats good to hear.

#7 January 15, 2012

I spotted a mysql-5.5 package in the precise repo, according to launchpad. This is alongside mysql 5.1. I think 5.5 could very well be the version for Precise Pangolin until MariaDB replaces it.