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🔗 Proposal to make MariaDB the default MySQL variant in Ubuntu 25.04
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The MariaDB Server, a fork of MySQL created in response to it being acquired by Oracle, has been the default MySQL variant in Debian since 2016. Starting from Debian 9 "Stretch" in 2017, MariaDB has been the only MySQL variant in stable Debian releases. The situation has been similar in the Fedora and SuSE ecosystems — currently Ubuntu is the only major Linux distribution that ships Oracle MySQL at all.

I think it is now time for Ubuntu to follow suit and at least make MariaDB the default in the Ubuntu 25.10 cycle, and potentially remove MySQL in some later release.

The 25.04 development cycle is not yet open, but I am submitting this proposal now, as it would be an ideal time to plan and decide ahead, and execute immediately at the start of the 25.04 dev cycle in early November.

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