[debian-mysql] Bug#914899: mariadb-common: Error when upgrading mariadb-common

[jp.pozzi at izzop.net]

Package: mariadb-common
Version: 10.1.37-0+deb9u1
Severity: important

Dear Maintainer,

When upgrading the package mariadb-common doest not install properly with a
message :
update-alternatives: error: alternative path /etc/mysql/mariadb.cnf doesn't
exist

The only solution I found is to create a link in /etc/mysql :
mariadb.cnf -> ./mysql.cnf

and redo the upgrade with success.

Note : That file "mariadb.cnf" does not exist on other machines with the same
Mariadb
version.
Package was :  mariadb-common_10.1.37-0+deb9u1_all.deb

Regards

JP P



-- System Information:
Debian Release: 9.5
  APT prefers stable-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'proposed-updates'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 4.19.2 (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=C (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages mariadb-common depends on:
ii  mysql-common  5.8+1.0.3

mariadb-common recommends no packages.

mariadb-common suggests no packages.

-- Configuration Files:
/etc/mysql/mariadb.cnf changed [not included]

-- no debconf information