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izaan

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Registered: 2024-05-27

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How do I uninstall mariadb which has akonadi as a dependency ...?

I am trying to uninstall mariadb as I strictly need mysql for my web server app (I know mariadb is a drop in replacement but the application is wieredly dependent upon mysql drivers and throws various syntax error when using mariadb). when I ran `sudo pacman -Rns mariadb` it says `removing mariadb breaks dependency 'mariadb' required by akonadi` at first I thought lets remove aonadi too then this bad boy also had some dependencies. So now I am stuck on what to do can some one guide me what to do. Also if i installed mysql from aur will it work (i have not tried cus i believe it should not work).

Lone_Wolf

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Registered: 2005-10-04

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Re: How do I uninstall mariadb which has akonadi as a dependency ...?

Conflicts:     mariadb
Provides:     mariadb, mysql

Build mysql using a clean chroot.
Then run pacman -U path-to-mysl-package and pacman will (after asking for confirmation) remove mariadb and install mysql instead.

An alternative could be to use the docker image mentioned on https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/MySQL#Docker to allow having both mariadb and mysql present.

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Disliking systemd intensely, but not satisfied with alternatives so focusing on taming systemd.

clean chroot building not flexible enough ?
Try clean chroot manager by graysky