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Install mariadb@11.8 with Homebrew, MacPorts, dnf, apk, chocolatey, Nix, pacman, zypper, apt, scoop, winget

Drop-in replacement for MySQL. Version 11.8.8 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-05. Also installable with macports: sudo port install mariadb-11.8.

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install mariadb@11.8

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install mariadb-11.8

MacPorts ports tree · databases/mariadb-11.8/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install mariadb

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · mariadb · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add mariadb

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · mariadb · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#mariadb

nixpkgs package indexes · mariadb · source: raw.githubusercontent.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S mariadb

Arch Linux sync databases · mariadb · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install mariadb

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · mariadb · source: download.opensuse.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libmariadb-dev

Debian stable package indexes · libmariadb-dev · source: deb.debian.org

Windows

Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install mariadb

Chocolatey community package catalog · mariadb · source: community.chocolatey.org

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/mariadb

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/mariadb.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id MariaDB.Server -e

Windows Package Manager source index · MariaDB.Server · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Drop-in replacement for MySQL

Commands and aliases

  • mariadb-migrate-config-file

history

Project history and usage

MariaDB 11.8 is the 2025 long-term-support MariaDB Server line. The Homebrew mariadb@11.8 formula is the versioned choice for users who want the current 11.x LTS generation, including the newer feature set, while keeping a pinned branch for predictable development and deployment.

Project history

MariaDB started in 2009 as a MySQL-compatible community fork and has since developed independent release lines under MariaDB Foundation and MariaDB Corporation stewardship. By 2025, MariaDB had moved toward yearly LTS releases for users who want stable feature sets with long maintenance windows.

MariaDB Foundation announced MariaDB 11.8 as an LTS release candidate in February 2025 and described it as succeeding 11.4. The 11.8 LTS release announcement says it was the yearly long-term-support release for 2025 and the first LTS with MariaDB Vector support. The 11.8.2 release notes identify 4 June 2025 as the Stable GA date.

Adoption history

MariaDB 11.8's adoption story is about being the next LTS after 11.4. The Foundation said users could upgrade to 11.8 from 11.4 or older MariaDB releases, and the line appears alongside other maintained long-term releases in MariaDB Foundation release announcements.

For Homebrew users, mariadb@11.8 provides the newer LTS branch without requiring the unversioned mariadb formula to stay there forever. That matters for local databases with persistent data directories, applications testing MariaDB Vector features, and CI environments that need a reproducible server version.

How it is used

Use mariadb@11.8 when production targets the 2025 LTS line, when testing features introduced around 11.8 such as MariaDB Vector support, or when planning upgrades from 11.4 while keeping the database branch fixed.

Configuration follows the normal MariaDB option-file rules documented for the server. Package users should also watch release notes before upgrades because even LTS maintenance releases can change packaged tools, plugins, security fixes, and client/server behavior.

Why package nerds care

mariadb@11.8 is the versioned formula for the fresh LTS path: newer than 11.4, less transient than a rolling or short-term line. It is the branch to pin when teams want current MariaDB LTS behavior without automatically crossing into future major LTS releases.

Its significance is higher than an ordinary point-in-time package because databases have durable on-disk state. A versioned formula protects repeatable tests, dumps, migrations, and compatibility checks while still letting users deliberately opt into later branches.

Timeline

  • 2009: MariaDB began as a community fork of MySQL.
  • 2024: MariaDB 11.4 became the previous LTS line.
  • 2025: MariaDB Foundation announced MariaDB 11.8 as LTS, with GA planned for May.
  • 2025: MariaDB 11.8 LTS was released as the yearly long-term-support release for 2025.
  • 2025: MariaDB 11.8.2 became Stable GA on 4 June 2025.
  • 2026: MariaDB Foundation listed 11.8 among maintained long-term release lines.

Related projects

  • MariaDB 11.4 is the previous LTS branch and common direct predecessor.
  • MariaDB 10.11 is the older 10.x LTS line for conservative compatibility.
  • MariaDB Connector/C provides the C client library used by applications and build systems around 11.8.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for mariadb@11.8. 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 5 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

CommandKindExposureNote
mariadb-migrate-config-filecliglobal executable

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 version11.8.8
manager updated2026-07-05
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://mariadb.org/

  • infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://mariadb.org/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:mariadb@11.8
Version11.8.8
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mariadb@11.8
Homepagehttps://mariadb.org/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/MariaDB/server
Upstream docshttps://mariadb.com/docs/server
LicenseGPL-2.0-only
Source archivehttps://archive.mariadb.org/mariadb-11.8.8/source/mariadb-11.8.8.tar.gz
Last updated2026-07-05T20:42:00+01:00
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesgroonga, lz4, lzo, openssl@3, pcre2, xz, zstd
Build dependenciesbison, cmake, fmt, openjdk, pkgconf
Uses from macOSbzip2, krb5, libedit, libxcrypt, libxml2, ncurses
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicedeclared
CaveatsA "/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 DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namemariadb@11.8
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyyes
URL Keys
  • stable

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-11.8

sudo port install mariadb-11.8
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mariadb 11 8
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: databases/mariadb-11.8/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
dnf92%

mariadb 11.8.8-1.fc45

A very fast and robust SQL database server

http://mariadb.org

sudo dnf install mariadb
  • License: ( GPL-2.0-only OR Apache-2.0 ) AND ( GPL-2.0-or-later OR Apache-2.0 ) AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND CC-BY-4.0 AND GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: mariadb11.8
  • 17 dependencies
  • 4 provides
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Mariadb11 8
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mariadb from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf92%

mariadb-backup 11.8.8-1.fc45

The mariabackup tool for physical online backups

http://mariadb.org

sudo dnf install mariadb-backup
  • License: ( GPL-2.0-only OR Apache-2.0 ) AND ( GPL-2.0-or-later OR Apache-2.0 ) AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND CC-BY-4.0 AND GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: mariadb11.8
  • 13 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Mariadb11 8
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mariadb-backup from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf92%

mariadb-client-utils 11.8.8-1.fc45

Non-essential client utilities for MariaDB/MySQL applications

http://mariadb.org

sudo dnf install mariadb-client-utils
  • License: ( GPL-2.0-only OR Apache-2.0 ) AND ( GPL-2.0-or-later OR Apache-2.0 ) AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND CC-BY-4.0 AND GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: mariadb11.8
  • 3 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Mariadb11 8
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mariadb-client-utils from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf92%

mariadb-common 11.8.8-1.fc45

The shared files required by server and client

http://mariadb.org

sudo dnf install mariadb-common
  • License: ( GPL-2.0-only OR Apache-2.0 ) AND ( GPL-2.0-or-later OR Apache-2.0 ) AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND CC-BY-4.0 AND GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: mariadb11.8
  • 1 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Mariadb11 8
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mariadb-common from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf92%

mariadb-connect-engine 11.8.8-1.fc45

The CONNECT storage engine for MariaDB

http://mariadb.org

sudo dnf install mariadb-connect-engine
  • License: ( GPL-2.0-only OR Apache-2.0 ) AND ( GPL-2.0-or-later OR Apache-2.0 ) AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND CC-BY-4.0 AND GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: mariadb11.8
  • 8 dependencies
  • 4 provides
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Mariadb11 8
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mariadb-connect-engine from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf92%

mariadb-cracklib-password-check 11.8.8-1.fc45

The password strength checking plugin

http://mariadb.org

sudo dnf install mariadb-cracklib-password-check
  • License: ( GPL-2.0-only OR Apache-2.0 ) AND ( GPL-2.0-or-later OR Apache-2.0 ) AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND CC-BY-4.0 AND GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: mariadb11.8
  • 6 dependencies
  • 4 provides
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Mariadb11 8
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mariadb-cracklib-password-check from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf92%

mariadb-devel 11.8.8-1.fc45

Files for development of MariaDB/MySQL applications

http://mariadb.org

sudo dnf install mariadb-devel
  • License: ( GPL-2.0-only OR Apache-2.0 ) AND ( GPL-2.0-or-later OR Apache-2.0 ) AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND CC-BY-4.0 AND GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: mariadb11.8
  • 3 dependencies
  • 4 provides
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Mariadb11 8
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mariadb-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf92%

mariadb-embedded 11.8.8-1.fc45

MariaDB as an embeddable library

http://mariadb.org

sudo dnf install mariadb-embedded
  • License: ( GPL-2.0-only OR Apache-2.0 ) AND ( GPL-2.0-or-later OR Apache-2.0 ) AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND CC-BY-4.0 AND GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: mariadb11.8
  • 17 dependencies
  • 4 provides
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Mariadb11 8
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mariadb-embedded from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf92%

mariadb-embedded-devel 11.8.8-1.fc45

Development files for MariaDB as an embeddable library

http://mariadb.org

sudo dnf install mariadb-embedded-devel
  • License: ( GPL-2.0-only OR Apache-2.0 ) AND ( GPL-2.0-or-later OR Apache-2.0 ) AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND CC-BY-4.0 AND GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: mariadb11.8
  • 4 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Mariadb11 8
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mariadb-embedded-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf92%

mariadb-errmsg 11.8.8-1.fc45

The error messages files required by server and embedded

http://mariadb.org

sudo dnf install mariadb-errmsg
  • License: ( GPL-2.0-only OR Apache-2.0 ) AND ( GPL-2.0-or-later OR Apache-2.0 ) AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND CC-BY-4.0 AND GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: mariadb11.8
  • 1 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Mariadb11 8
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mariadb-errmsg from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf92%

mariadb-gssapi-server 11.8.8-1.fc45

GSSAPI authentication plugin for server

http://mariadb.org

sudo dnf install mariadb-gssapi-server
  • License: ( GPL-2.0-only OR Apache-2.0 ) AND ( GPL-2.0-or-later OR Apache-2.0 ) AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND CC-BY-4.0 AND GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: mariadb11.8
  • 5 dependencies
  • 4 provides
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Mariadb11 8
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mariadb-gssapi-server from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf92%

mariadb-oqgraph-engine 11.8.8-1.fc45

The Open Query GRAPH engine for MariaDB

http://mariadb.org

sudo dnf install mariadb-oqgraph-engine
  • License: ( GPL-2.0-only OR Apache-2.0 ) AND ( GPL-2.0-or-later OR Apache-2.0 ) AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND CC-BY-4.0 AND GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: mariadb11.8
  • 6 dependencies
  • 4 provides
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Mariadb11 8
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mariadb-oqgraph-engine from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf92%

mariadb-pam 11.8.8-1.fc45

PAM authentication plugin for the MariaDB server

http://mariadb.org

sudo dnf install mariadb-pam
  • License: ( GPL-2.0-only OR Apache-2.0 ) AND ( GPL-2.0-or-later OR Apache-2.0 ) AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND CC-BY-4.0 AND GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: mariadb11.8
  • 5 dependencies
  • 4 provides
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Mariadb11 8
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mariadb-pam from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf92%

mariadb-rocksdb-engine 11.8.8-1.fc45

The RocksDB storage engine for MariaDB

http://mariadb.org

sudo dnf install mariadb-rocksdb-engine
  • License: ( GPL-2.0-only OR Apache-2.0 ) AND ( GPL-2.0-or-later OR Apache-2.0 ) AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND CC-BY-4.0 AND GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: mariadb11.8
  • 12 dependencies
  • 5 provides
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Mariadb11 8
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mariadb-rocksdb-engine from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf92%

mariadb-s3-engine 11.8.8-1.fc45

The S3 storage engine for MariaDB

http://mariadb.org

sudo dnf install mariadb-s3-engine
  • License: ( GPL-2.0-only OR Apache-2.0 ) AND ( GPL-2.0-or-later OR Apache-2.0 ) AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND CC-BY-4.0 AND GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: mariadb11.8
  • 6 dependencies
  • 4 provides
  • package manager index match
  • Matched by: Mariadb11 8
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mariadb-s3-engine from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

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