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From: Felipe Sateler <fsateler@debian.org>
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>
Subject: mysql-server-5.7: Unable to switch from mariadb to mysql,
 "downgrade" is aborted
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Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2016 13:49:54 -0300
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Package: mysql-server-5.7
Version: 5.7.15-1
Severity: important


Switching from mariadb to mysql fails with the following error message:

Aborting downgrade from (at least) 10.0 to 5.7.
If are sure you want to downgrade to 5.7, remove the file
/var/lib/mysql/debian-*.flag and try installing again.


The test[1] seems to be a bit naive, given that mariadb uses the same
flag file.

Mariadb and mysql are supposed to be drop-in replacements, so switching
between them should be supported.


[1] https://sources.debian.net/src/mysql-5.7/5.7.15-1/debian/mysql-server-5.7.preinst/#L81-L87

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