On Wed, Jun 5, 2019 at 10:58 AM Zer0Cool <[email protected]> wrote:
> RHEL/CentOS 7.6 > Guac 1.0.0 > MariaDB 5.5.60 (from official CentOS repo) > MySQL Connector J 5.1.47 (or 8.0.16) > > I am wondering if Guacamole would function the same using MariaDB Connector > J (current version is 2.4.1) vs MySQL Connector J 5.1.x or 8.x? > > Are there any long term concerns using MariaDB Connector instead of MySQL > Connector? > You're welcome to give it a try and see if it works. My only concern would be if the MariaDB connector changes the namespace/package of the connector, then it may not load correctly - we use MyBatis to abstract the JDBC layer, so it would depend on if MyBatis supports this automatic translation between the two, or if additional steps need to be taken for that. > > I am also wondering if I should move from using MariaDB (~5.5.x) from the > OS > repo and instead use the MariaDB repo which would give me the current 10.3 > version of MariaDB > > This is entirely up to you - obviously it gives you a more recent version, but CentOS focuses on stability and long-term support (following RHEL), so there's a reason they don't throw the latest and greatest packages into it. If you go far enough on the MariaDB side you may have issues with the JDBC connector version, so you'll just have to try things out and see what works. -Nick
