Re: Proposing the retirement of default-mysql-* metapackages for Forky

Michael Biebl <[email protected]> Tue, 19 May 2026 20:16:54 +0200
Newsgroups	gmane.linux.debian.devel.general
Message-ID	<[email protected]>
Am 19.05.26 um 04:37 schrieb Otto Kekäläinen:
> Hi,
> 
>>> I want to start a discussion about dismantling the
>>> default-mysql-server and default-mysql-client virtual packages for
>>> Forky (Debian 14), and transitioning the archive to point explicitly
>>> to mariadb-server and mariadb-client.
>>>
>>> To be clear: this change is proposed strictly for Forky and won't
>>> affect any older or currently supported stable releases.
>>
>> Are there any implication for users upgrading from trixie to forky? i
>> think the answer is no, since default-mysql-server only depends on
>> mariadb in trixie (anyone who wants mysql has already worked out how to
>> get it elsewhere).
>>
>> So the release notes would just have a small entry in the equivalent to
>> https://www.debian.org/releases/trixie/release-notes/issues.html#obsolescence-and-deprecation
>> saying that the meta-package is deprecated and to install mariadb-*
>> directly?
> 
> There should not be any issues when upgrading to Forky - the
> metapackage just becomes obsolete and is replaced by a direct
> dependency.
> 
> I plan to do a mass bug filing tomorrow on these:
> 
> boinc: libboinc-app-dev
> cl-sql: cl-sql-mysql
> diaspora-installer/contrib: diaspora-installer-mysql
> gdal: libgdal-dev
> kannel: kannel-dev
> lcmaps-plugins-jobrep: lcmaps-plugins-jobrep-admin
> mailutils: libmailutils-dev
> mysql-ocaml: libmysql-ocaml-dev
> opendnssec: opendnssec-enforcer-mysql
> parser-mysql: parser3-mysql
> poco: libpoco-dev
> rust-mysqlclient-sys: librust-mysqlclient-sys-dev
> vtk9: libvtk9-dev
> 

How did you compile this list?



$ apt-cache rdepends default-mysql-*
default-mysql-server
Reverse Depends:
  |adminer
  |libreoffice-sdbc-mysql
   inspircd
  |icinga2-ido-mysql
   otrs2
  |diaspora-installer-mysql
  |zoph
  |zoneminder
  |zabbix-server-mysql
  |zabbix-proxy-mysql
  |wordpress
   trojan
  |sympa
  |spip
  |sogo
  |rsyslog-mysql
   roundcube-mysql
  |rt5-db-mysql
  |rt4-db-mysql
  |redmine-mysql
  |python3-mysqldb
  |pwman3
  |prometheus-mysqld-exporter
   postfix-gld
  |phpmyadmin
   pdns-backend-mysql
   orthanc-mysql
  |openstack-cluster-installer
  |ocsinventory-server
  |oar-server-mysql
  |mysqltuner
  |mysql-sandbox
  |mediawiki
  |mailman3
  |mailman3-web
   libreoffice-canzeley-client
  |libreoffice-sdbc-mysql
   libnss-mysql
  |kalkun
   inspircd
   icingadb
  |icinga2-ido-mysql
   golang-github-ctdk-goiardi-dev
   goiardi
   digitemp
  |diaspora-common
  |dbconfig-mysql
   collectd-core
  |cacti
  |bacula-director-mysql
  |audiolink
default-mysql-client-core
Reverse Depends:
  |akonadi-backend-mysql
  |akonadi-backend-mysql
default-mysql-server-core
Reverse Depends:
  |akonadi-backend-mysql
  |akonadi-backend-mysql
default-mysql-client
Reverse Depends:
  |audiolink
   munin-plugins-mysql
  |icinga2-ido-mysql
   otrs2
  |zoneminder
  |wordpress
   tango-db
  |rsyslog-mysql
  |roundcube-mysql
  |rt5-db-mysql
  |rt4-db-mysql
  |redmine-mysql
  |prelude-manager
  |postfixadmin
   opendnssec-enforcer-mysql
  |ocsinventory-reports
  |oar-server-mysql
  |mysql-sandbox
   munin-plugins-core
   motion
   libreoffice-canzeley-client
   lcmaps-plugins-jobrep-admin
  |kamailio-mysql-modules
  |icinga2-ido-mysql
   hipercontracer-dbshell
   education-main-server
  |dbconfig-mysql
  |cedar-backup3
  |bacula-director-mysql
  |automysqlbackup
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