Installer mariadb avec Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, apt, scoop, winget

Liens du projet

• Page d'accueil
• Dépôt
• Docs amont
• Page du gestionnaire de paquets

Commandes et alias

• aria_chk
• aria_dump_log
• aria_ftdump
• aria_pack
• aria_read_log
• galera_new_cluster
• mariabackup
• mariadb
• mariadb-access
• mariadb-admin
• mariadb-backup
• mariadb-binlog
• mariadb-check
• mariadb-client-test
• mariadb-config
• mariadb-conv
• mariadb-convert-table-format
• mariadb-dump
• mariadb-dumpslow
• mariadb-find-rows
• mariadb-fix-extensions
• mariadb-hotcopy
• mariadb-import
• mariadb-install-db
• mariadb-ldb
• mariadb-plugin
• mariadb-secure-installation
• mariadb-setpermission
• mariadb-show
• mariadb-slap
• mariadb-test
• mariadb-tzinfo-to-sql

Historique du projet

MariaDB began in 2009 as a community fork of MySQL after concerns about Oracle's acquisition of MySQL through Sun. MariaDB Foundation material says the first release, MariaDB 5.1.38, shipped on 29 October 2009 with speed improvements, an enhanced thread pool, and storage-engine work such as XtraDB and Aria.

The project positioned itself as a backward-compatible, drop-in replacement for MySQL while continuing independent development. MariaDB's public documentation describes the source as hosted on GitHub, and Foundation material emphasizes open development, public issue tracking, and community contribution.

Over time MariaDB moved from being a MySQL fork to a database line with its own release cadence, storage-engine choices, replication features, backup tooling, Galera packaging, and long-term-support policy. The server remains important because it preserves much of the operational and client-tool culture that grew around MySQL.

Historique d'adoption

MariaDB adoption was helped by distribution packaging. MariaDB's download page calls it one of the world's most popular open source relational databases and notes that it is available in the standard repositories of major Linux distributions. The Foundation homepage also describes MariaDB as part of most cloud offerings and the default in many Linux distributions.

Distribution choices reinforced the package-manager story. MariaDB's Debian 10 announcement says Debian shipped MariaDB 10.3 and that installing mysql-server on that release resolved to MariaDB instead, continuing a pattern where users received MariaDB through ordinary operating-system package workflows.

MariaDB is also common in container and service environments. A MariaDB Foundation engineering post described the server as foundational software and cited Docker Hub scale as a reason for strict testing across many architectures and configurations.

Modes d'utilisation

Package users install MariaDB when they need a local or managed SQL server compatible with MySQL clients and protocols. The Homebrew formula exposes server and administrative tools such as mariadbd, mariadb, mariadb-admin, mariadb-dump, mariadb-upgrade, mariabackup, and Galera-related scripts.

Configuration is centered on my.cnf or my.ini option files. MariaDB's official docs explain the default option-file hierarchy across Unix-like systems and Windows, and client tools can also use option files to avoid putting passwords on command lines.

For package-manager users, the important operational detail is that a database package has state: upgrading the formula can also mean upgrading server binaries, data directories, plugins, dump compatibility, and client tools. MariaDB's release notes and LTS policy therefore matter more than the version number alone.

Pourquoi les passionnés de paquets s'y intéressent

MariaDB is a package-nerd staple because it is both a server and a compatibility surface. It provides MySQL-flavored command names, client libraries, development headers, storage engines, and service-management behavior that many packages and test suites assume exist.

The unversioned Homebrew mariadb formula tracks the current packaged MariaDB line and is the right choice for users who want the maintained default rather than a pinned compatibility branch. People running production-like local data often prefer versioned formulae when they need a specific LTS line.

Chronologie

• 2009: MariaDB began as a community fork of MySQL.
• 2009: MariaDB 5.1.38 was released on 29 October 2009.
• 2012: MariaDB Foundation was created to support open development of MariaDB Server.
• 2019: Debian 10 shipped MariaDB 10.3 as its MySQL-compatible server path.
• 2024: MariaDB 11.4 was made a long-term-support release with a locked feature set.
• 2025: MariaDB 11.8 was released as the yearly LTS release for 2025.
• 2026: MariaDB Foundation listed multiple maintained long-term release lines, including 10.6, 10.11, 11.4, 11.8, and 12.3.

Related projects

• MySQL is the original upstream project and compatibility target.
• MariaDB Connector/C provides the C client library used by many client packages.
• Galera Cluster is commonly packaged with MariaDB for synchronous multi-primary clustering.
• MariaDB Backup and the mariadb command-line clients are part of the surrounding operational toolchain.

Sources

• https://mariadb.com/docs/server
• https://mariadb.com/docs/server/clients-and-utilities/server-client-software/download/getting-the-mariadb-source-code
• https://mariadb.com/docs/server/server-management/install-and-upgrade-mariadb/configuring-mariadb/configuring-mariadb-with-option-files
• https://mariadb.org/
• https://mariadb.org/about/
• https://mariadb.org/debian-10-mariadb-10-3/
• https://mariadb.org/download/
• https://mariadb.org/mariadb-server-turns-fifteen/
• https://mariadb.org/what-weve-developed-in-2024/