Clean interactive install of MariaDB 10.0+ on Debian Wheezy.

install-debian-wheezy-mariadb-10

# Shell commands to interactively install MariaDB 10.0 on Debian Wheezy
# This is not an automatic script (but could be easily converted).  Assumes you have root.

# Update
 
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
 
# Add MariaDB repo and key for Debian Wheezy MariaDB 10.0 (SF mirror)
 
apt-get install python-software-properties
apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 0xcbcb082a1bb943db
add-apt-repository 'deb http://sfo1.mirrors.digitalocean.com/mariadb/repo/10.0/debian wheezy main'
apt-get update
 
# Install MariaDB and run interactive setup script (choose new root password)
 
apt-get install mariadb-server

# Now smoketest the install.  Note that mysqld is now running:

ps auxwww | grep mysqld

# Login using root password

mysql -u root -p
[ENTER PASSWORD]

# MariaDB is now installed.  Next steps are typically creating a new database,
# users, and granting permissions.