[MDEV-39461] Upstream Debian/Sid/Forky/Ubuntu 26.04 installs to /var/lib/mariadb - handle upgrade path - Jira

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Type: Bug
Status: Open (View Workflow)
Priority: Major
Resolution: Unresolved
Affects Version/s: 11.8
Fix Version/s: 11.8
Component/s: Packaging, Platform Debian
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Description

With Debian/Ubuntu now using /var/lib/mariadb as the default datadir, we should have an upgrade path from their 11.8 packages to later MariaDB version that correctly accounts for this downstream difference.

ref:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mariadb/+bug/2148632
https://salsa.debian.org/mariadb-team/mariadb-server/-/merge_requests/155 (postinst/postrm concepts apply, though change of default doesn't)

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Reporter:: Daniel Black

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Created:: 2026-04-28 05:19

Updated:: 2026-04-28 05:19

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