then in that case why not setup mysql-server as a dependency for MariaDB? On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 9:13 AM, Kristian Nielsen <kniel...@knielsen-hq.org>wrote:
> Jonathan Aquilina <eagles051...@gmail.com> writes: > > > it was mentioned to give a user choice as to what to use. i have seen for > > instance when you install gnome aside kde it asks you what desktop > manager > > you want to use. Wouldnt something like that be needed in this situation? > > Gnome and KDE are non-conflicting, you can install both at the same time. > > The situation with MariaDB and MySQL is different. MariaDB is essentially a > different version of MySQL; the binaries are named the same, the libraries > are > named the same, it runs on the same default port, etc. So only one can be > installed at a time. > > In Ubuntu 9.04 for example, there is a similar situation, since they have > eg. mysql-server-5.0 and mysql-server-5.1 packages, both of which > "provides:" > mysql-server. The situation with our MariaDB Debian packages is the same, > both > mariadb-server-5.1 and mysql-server-5.1 "provides:" mysql-server. > > - Kristian. > -- Jonathan Aquilina