macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install mariadb@10.6local Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install mariadb-10.6MacPorts ports tree · databases/mariadb-10.6/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install mariadb@10.6 with Homebrew, MacPorts, apk, chocolatey, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper, apt, scoop, winget
Drop-in replacement for MySQL. Version 10.6.27 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-05. Also installable with macports: sudo port install mariadb-10.6.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add mariadbAlpine Linux edge package indexes · mariadb · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install mariadbFedora Rawhide package metadata · mariadb · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#mariadbnixpkgs package indexes · mariadb · source: raw.githubusercontent.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S mariadbArch Linux sync databases · mariadb · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install mariadbopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · mariadb · source: download.opensuse.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libmariadb-devDebian stable package indexes · libmariadb-dev · source: deb.debian.org
Windows
Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install mariadbChocolatey community package catalog · mariadb · source: community.chocolatey.org
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/mariadbScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/mariadb.json · source: api.github.com
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id MariaDB.Server -eWindows Package Manager source index · MariaDB.Server · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Drop-in replacement for MySQL
Project links
Commands and aliases
No executable aliases were found in the local package database.
history
Project history and usage
MariaDB 10.6 is an older long-term MariaDB Server branch whose Homebrew formula is valuable for compatibility testing and legacy production parity. It is near the end of its community maintenance lifetime as of July 2026, so users pinning it should plan upgrades.
Project history
MariaDB began in 2009 as a community fork of MySQL and grew into a MySQL-compatible server with its own public source tree and release policy. MariaDB 10.6 was part of the mature 10.x series, following 10.5 and preceding later LTS branches such as 10.11.
MariaDB 10.6.4 release notes identify 6 August 2021 as the Stable GA date for the 10.6 series and describe it as an evolution of MariaDB 10.5 with several new features. MariaDB Foundation later announced that Community Server 10.6 would reach end of life on 6 July 2026.
Adoption history
The 10.6 branch became a common target for organizations that standardized on MariaDB before 10.11 and 11.x. Its long maintenance window made it a practical server line for applications that wanted MySQL compatibility without chasing rolling releases.
By 2026, the package-history story is mostly compatibility and migration. MariaDB Foundation's EOL notice says maintenance releases stop after 6 July 2026, which makes mariadb@10.6 useful for matching old deployments but less suitable as a new default.
How it is used
Use mariadb@10.6 when tests, dumps, replication, plugins, or production parity require the 10.6 series specifically. It should not be chosen casually for new installations when newer maintained LTS branches are available.
Configuration uses MariaDB's standard option-file hierarchy. MariaDB docs list Unix-like my.cnf locations and Windows my.ini/my.cnf locations, and client options may avoid insecure command-line passwords by using option files.
Why package nerds care
The versioned Homebrew formula preserves an old server line for projects with pinned database compatibility. That is useful for reproducing customer environments, testing migrations, or maintaining CI jobs before a planned jump to 10.11, 11.4, or 11.8.
The catch is support lifetime: as 10.6 reaches EOL, the formula's value shifts from recommended deployment target to compatibility artifact. Package users should treat it as a bridge, not a forever pin.
Timeline
- 2009: MariaDB began as a community fork of MySQL.
- 2021: MariaDB 10.6.4 became Stable GA on 6 August 2021.
- 2023: MariaDB 10.11 became the later 10.x LTS line.
- 2026: MariaDB Foundation listed 10.6 among current LTS releases before EOL.
- 2026: MariaDB Community Server 10.6 reaches end of life on 6 July 2026.
Related projects
- MariaDB 10.11 is the later 10.x LTS branch and common upgrade target.
- MariaDB 11.4 and 11.8 are newer LTS branches for users moving beyond 10.x.
- MariaDB Connector/C supplies client-library compatibility for applications connecting to 10.6.
Sources
- https://mariadb.com/docs/release-notes/community-server/10.6/10.6.4
- 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/about/
- https://mariadb.org/download/
- https://mariadb.org/mariadb-server-10-6-reaches-end-of-life-on-july-6th/
- https://mariadb.org/mariadb-server-turns-fifteen/
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for mariadb@10.6. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 7 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 4 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
/etc/my.cnf/etc/mysql/my.cnf$MARIADB_HOME/my.cnf$MYSQL_HOME/my.cnf~/.my.cnf- Windows
System Windows Directory\my.iniSystem Windows Directory\my.cnfWindows Directory\my.iniWindows Directory\my.cnfC:\my.iniC:\my.cnfinstalldir\my.iniinstalldir\my.cnfinstalldir\data\my.iniinstalldir\data\my.cnf%MARIADB_HOME%\my.ini%MARIADB_HOME%\my.cnf%MYSQL_HOME%\my.ini%MYSQL_HOME%\my.cnf
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
/etc/my.cnf/etc/mysql/my.cnf$MARIADB_HOME/my.cnf$MYSQL_HOME/my.cnf~/.my.cnf- Windows
System Windows Directory\my.iniSystem Windows Directory\my.cnfWindows Directory\my.iniWindows Directory\my.cnfC:\my.iniC:\my.cnfinstalldir\my.iniinstalldir\my.cnfinstalldir\data\my.iniinstalldir\data\my.cnf%MARIADB_HOME%\my.ini%MARIADB_HOME%\my.cnf%MYSQL_HOME%\my.ini%MYSQL_HOME%\my.cnf
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| No executable data was present. | |||
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-26
manager version10.6.27
manager updated2026-07-05
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://mariadb.org/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:mariadb@10.6 |
|---|---|
| Version | 10.6.27 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mariadb@10.6 |
| Homepage | https://mariadb.org/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/MariaDB/server |
| Upstream docs | https://mariadb.com/docs/server |
| License | GPL-2.0-only |
| Source archive | https://archive.mariadb.org/mariadb-10.6.27/source/mariadb-10.6.27.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-05T20:41:59+01:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | groonga, lz4, lzo, openssl@3, pcre2, xz, zstd |
| Build dependencies | bison, cmake, openjdk, pkgconf |
| Uses from macOS | bzip2, krb5, libedit, libxcrypt, libxml2, ncurses, xz |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | declared |
| Caveats | A "/etc/my.cnf" from another install may interfere with a Homebrew-built server starting up correctly. MySQL is configured to only allow connections from localhost by default |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | mariadb@10.6 |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | yes |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | yes |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
MacPorts95%
mariadb-10.6
sudo port install mariadb-10.6- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mariadb 10 6
Debian apt88%
libmariadb-dev 1:11.8.6-0+deb13u1
MariaDB database development files
sudo apt install libmariadb-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mariadb
- 4 dependencies
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Mariadb
Debian apt88%
libmariadb-dev-compat 1:11.8.6-0+deb13u1
MariaDB Connector/C, compatibility symlinks
sudo apt install libmariadb-dev-compat- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mariadb
- 1 dependencies
- 2 provides
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Mariadb
Debian apt88%
libmariadb3 1:11.8.6-0+deb13u1
MariaDB database client library
sudo apt install libmariadb3- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mariadb
- 4 dependencies
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Mariadb
Debian apt88%
libmariadbd-dev 1:11.8.6-0+deb13u1
MariaDB embedded database, development files
sudo apt install libmariadbd-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mariadb
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Mariadb
Debian apt88%
libmariadbd19t64 1:11.8.6-0+deb13u1
MariaDB embedded database, shared library
sudo apt install libmariadbd19t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mariadb
- 10 dependencies
- 1 provides
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Mariadb
Debian apt88%
mariadb-backup 1:11.8.6-0+deb13u1
Backup tool for MariaDB server
sudo apt install mariadb-backup- Section: database
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mariadb
- 12 dependencies
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Mariadb
Debian apt88%
mariadb-client 1:11.8.6-0+deb13u1
MariaDB database client binaries
sudo apt install mariadb-client- Section: database
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mariadb
- 10 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 4 optional deps
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Mariadb
Debian apt88%
mariadb-client-compat 1:11.8.6-0+deb13u1
MySQL compatibility links to mariadb-client binaries/scripts
sudo apt install mariadb-client-compat- Section: database
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: mariadb
- 1 dependencies
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Mariadb
Debian apt88%
mariadb-client-core 1:11.8.6-0+deb13u1
MariaDB database core client binaries
sudo apt install mariadb-client-core- Section: database
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mariadb
- 10 dependencies
- 1 provides
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Mariadb
Debian apt88%
mariadb-common 1:11.8.6-0+deb13u1
MariaDB database common config files (/etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/)
sudo apt install mariadb-common- Section: database
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: mariadb
- 1 dependencies
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Mariadb
Debian apt88%
mariadb-plugin-connect 1:11.8.6-0+deb13u1
Connect storage engine for MariaDB server
sudo apt install mariadb-plugin-connect- Section: database
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mariadb
- 8 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Mariadb
Debian apt88%
mariadb-plugin-connect-jdbc 1:11.8.6-0+deb13u1
Connect storage engine JDBC interface for MariaDB server
sudo apt install mariadb-plugin-connect-jdbc- Section: database
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: mariadb
- 1 dependencies
- 5 optional deps
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Mariadb
Debian apt88%
mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check 1:11.8.6-0+deb13u1
CrackLib Password Validation Plugin for MariaDB server
sudo apt install mariadb-plugin-cracklib-password-check- Section: database
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mariadb
- 3 dependencies
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Mariadb
Debian apt88%
mariadb-plugin-gssapi-client 1:11.8.6-0+deb13u1
GSSAPI authentication plugin for MariaDB client
sudo apt install mariadb-plugin-gssapi-client- Section: database
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mariadb
- 3 dependencies
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Mariadb
Debian apt88%
mariadb-plugin-gssapi-server 1:11.8.6-0+deb13u1
GSSAPI authentication plugin for MariaDB server
sudo apt install mariadb-plugin-gssapi-server- Section: database
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mariadb
- 4 dependencies
- versioned package alias match
- Matched by: Mariadb
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