Re: Where is mysql/administration command?

[Tobias Geerinckx-Rice]

Hullo,

znavko wrote:
> To use mysql/administration commands on GuixSD need to have 
> both:
> mysql service
> mysql package
> When you've reconfigured your system adding mysql service to 
> your config file you can either install mysql for root user

Just curious: why for root?  Do you prefer su to sudo, or does it 
make a real difference?

> with `# guix package -i mysql` or add mysql package system-wide 
> (for all users) in '(packages ...)' section in your system 
> config.

Hmm.  It's important to note that Guix's (historically-named) 
’mysql-service’ actually uses MariaDB by default:

 ;; From gnu/services/databases.scm:
 (define-record-type* <mysql-configuration>
   mysql-configuration make-mysql-configuration
   mysql-configuration?
   (mysql mysql-configuration-mysql (default mariadb))
   (port mysql-configuration-port (default 3306)))

However, the ‘mysql’ package *is* actually MySQL, not MariaDB.

I don't know how compatible the two projects still are, but it's 
probably much safer to install ‘mariadb’ instead.

 $ guix package -i mariadb

> Hope you enjoy GuixSD!

+1000!

(Though s/SD/ System ;-)

Kind regards,

T G-R