[mythtv-users] Installing mythtv on Fedora 19 using RPM Fusion

[George Galt]

On Sun, Aug 18, 2013 at 5:28 PM, Bob Shanteau <rmshant at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 8/18/2013 10:56 AM, Michael wrote:
>
>> On 08/18/2013 10:51 AM, Bob Shanteau wrote:
>>
>>> I am trying to set up the database and I get stuck at these steps from
>>> the Wiki:
>>>
>>> ---
>>> Setup MySQL
>>>
>>> We'll need to enable MySQL to load at startup, set some passwords, and
>>> create the MythTV database, which we'll populate shortly. The population of
>>> this database is handled by mythtvsetup in the next step, and all MythTV
>>> add-on module database additions must be done after running mythtvsetup at
>>> least one time.
>>>
>>>     # /sbin/chkconfig mysqld on
>>>     # /sbin/service mysqld start
>>>
>>> Set the MySQL root password.
>>>
>>>     mysql_secure_installation
>>>
>>> Now we create the MythTV database (called mythconverg) to get us started:
>>>
>>>     $ mysql -u root -p < /usr/share/doc/mythtv-docs-0.**
>>> 26.0/database/mc.sql
>>> ---
>>>
>>> How do I accomplish the same steps with mariadb?
>>>
>>
>>
>> MariaDB is an equivalent for mysql.  Once you have it installed, the same
>> commands work.
>>
>
> What do you mean, "same commands??????
>
> Do you mean I substitute "mardiadb" for "mysql" or not? Either way, it
> didn't work for me. Perhaps because I had already installed and uninstalled
> mysql. It looks like I'll have to reinstall Fedora.
>
> And I take that by "equivalent for sql" you mean that I don't install
> mysql, only maridb. Is that right?
>
> Are there any plans to revise the Wiki <http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/**
> Installing_MythTV_on_Fedora<http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Installing_MythTV_on_Fedora>>
> to install maridb instead of mysql?
>
> Bob Shanteau
>
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No.  MariaDB substitutes for mysql.  On my Fedora 19 system, typing "mysql
--version" yields: mysql  Ver 15.1 Distrib 5.5.31-MariaDB, for Linux
(x86_64) using readline 5.1

So just use the old "mysql" commands and it will be fine.  No need to
install mysql along side MariaDB.
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