Description:
As mysql-community-server is set to replace mariadb-connector-c-config and mysql-connector-c depends on that and is critical to many different other packages it is difficult to remove mysql-community-server on Fedora 43 once it is installed.
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# dnf repoquery --whatprovides=/etc/my.cnf
Updating and loading repositories:
Repositories loaded.
mariadb-connector-c-config-0:3.4.5-2.fc43.noarch
mariadb-connector-c-config-0:3.4.8-1.fc43.noarch
mysql-community-server-0:8.4.8-10.fc43.x86_64
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# rpm -q --obsoletes mysql-community-server | grep mariadb-connector-c
mariadb-connector-c-config
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# dnf repoquery --obsoletes mysql-community-server | grep mariadb-connector-c-config
Updating and loading repositories:
Repositories loaded.
mariadb-connector-c-config
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How to repeat:
- Run a Fedora 43 container:
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podman run --rm -it fedora:43
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- Install some packages from Fedora like lldpd, libreoffice-calc, sysbench
- Setup the MySQL YUM Repo
- Optional: Enable mysql-innovation-community repo
- Install mysql-community-server
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dnf install -y lldpd
rpm -i https://dev.mysql.com/get/mysql84-community-release-fc43-1.noarch.rpm
dnf install -y mysql-community-server
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Try to remove mysql-community-server again with DNF (answer NO)
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[root@eaf83736bfc3 /]# dnf remove mysql-community-server
Package Arch Version Repository Size
Removing:
mysql-community-server x86_64 8.4.8-10.fc43 mysql-8.4-lts-community 102.0 MiB
Removing dependent packages:
lldpd x86_64 1.0.18-4.fc43 fedora 486.4 KiB
Removing unused dependencies:
groff-base x86_64 1.23.0-11.fc43 updates 3.8 MiB
libaio x86_64 0.3.111-22.fc43 fedora 48.6 KiB
lm_sensors-libs x86_64 3.6.0-23.fc43 fedora 85.8 KiB
mariadb-connector-c x86_64 3.4.8-1.fc43 updates 516.2 KiB
mecab x86_64 0.996-10.fc43 fedora 1.2 MiB
mecab-ipadic x86_64 2.7.0.20070801-33.fc43 fedora 50.6 MiB
mecab-ipadic-EUCJP x86_64 2.7.0.20070801-33.fc43 fedora 39.7 MiB
mysql-community-client x86_64 8.4.8-10.fc43 mysql-8.4-lts-community 63.1 MiB
mysql-community-client-plugins x86_64 8.4.8-10.fc43 mysql-8.4-lts-community 13.0 MiB
mysql-community-common x86_64 8.4.8-10.fc43 mysql-8.4-lts-community 10.9 MiB
mysql-community-icu-data-files x86_64 8.4.8-10.fc43 mysql-8.4-lts-community 4.3 MiB
mysql-community-libs x86_64 8.4.8-10.fc43 mysql-8.4-lts-community 7.2 MiB
ncurses x86_64 6.5-7.20250614.fc43 fedora 609.8 KiB
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Try to remove mysql-community-server again with RPM
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[root@eaf83736bfc3 /]# rpm -e mysql-community-server
error: Failed dependencies:
/etc/my.cnf is needed by (installed) mariadb-connector-c-3.4.8-1.fc43.x86_64
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You can force it, but then on the next `dnf upgrade` it will still try to install mysql-community-server
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[root@eaf83736bfc3 /]# rpm --nodeps -e mysql-community-server
Removed '/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/mysqld.service'.
[root@eaf83736bfc3 /]# dnf check
mariadb-connector-c-0:3.4.8-1.fc43.x86_64
missing require "/etc/my.cnf"
Check discovered 1 problem(s) in 1 package(s)
[root@eaf83736bfc3 /]# dnf install mariadb-connector-c-config
Updating and loading repositories:
Repositories loaded.
Package Arch Version Repository Size
Installing:
mysql-community-server x86_64 8.4.8-10.fc43 mysql-8.4-lts-community 102.0 MiB
Transaction Summary:
Installing: 1 package
Total size of inbound packages is 21 MiB. Need to download 21 MiB.
After this operation, 102 MiB extra will be used (install 102 MiB, remove 0 B).
Is this ok [y/N]: N
Operation aborted by the user.
[root@eaf83736bfc3 /]# dnf install mariadb-connector-c-config-0:3.4.8-1.fc43
Updating and loading repositories:
Repositories loaded.
Package Arch Version Repository Size
Installing:
mariadb-connector-c-config noarch 3.4.8-1.fc43 updates 497.0 B
Transaction Summary:
Installing: 1 package
Total size of inbound packages is 9 KiB. Need to download 9 KiB.
After this operation, 497 B extra will be used (install 497 B, remove 0 B).
Is this ok [y/N]: y
[1/1] mariadb-connector-c-config-0:3.4.8-1.fc43.noarch 100% | 91.4 KiB/s | 9.0 KiB | 00m00s
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[1/1] Total 100% | 54.8 KiB/s | 9.0 KiB | 00m00s
Running transaction
[1/3] Verify package files 100% | 0.0 B/s | 1.0 B | 00m00s
[2/3] Prepare transaction 100% | 90.0 B/s | 1.0 B | 00m00s
[3/3] Installing mariadb-connector-c-config-0:3.4.8-1.fc43.noarch 100% | 52.0 KiB/s | 1.0 KiB | 00m00s
Complete!
[root@eaf83736bfc3 /]# dnf check
[root@eaf83736bfc3 /]# dnf upgrade
Updating and loading repositories:
Repositories loaded.
Package Arch Version Repository Size
Installing:
mysql-community-server x86_64 8.4.8-10.fc43 mysql-8.4-lts-community 102.0 MiB
replacing mariadb-connector-c-config noarch 3.4.8-1.fc43 updates 497.0 B
Transaction Summary:
Installing: 1 package
Replacing: 1 package
Total size of inbound packages is 21 MiB. Need to download 21 MiB.
After this operation, 102 MiB extra will be used (install 102 MiB, remove 497 B).
Is this ok [y/N]: N
Operation aborted by the user.
[root@eaf83736bfc3 /]#
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