This bug was fixed in the package mysql-8.4 - 8.4.3-0ubuntu3
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mysql-8.4 (8.4.3-0ubuntu3) plucky; urgency=medium
* Avoid removal of MariaDB database during install and purge
(LP: #1490071)
- d/mysql-server.preinst: Check for MariaDB version in existing
database and move data and notify user to avoid data loss.
- d/mysql-server.postrm: Check for MariaDB version before purging
database and skip data removal if it is found.
-- Lena Voytek <[email protected]> Mon, 06 Jan 2025 10:54:19
-0500
** Changed in: mysql-8.4 (Ubuntu)
Status: In Progress => Fix Released
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Title:
MySQL 5.6 refuses to install on systems that have had MariaDB 10.0
installed, preventing users from reverting to MySQL without manual
intervention (aka mysql flag file system needs a redesign)
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