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The solution was to install libmariadb-dev
apt install libmariadb-dev
Set a symlink to the missing libmysqlclient
ln /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmariadb.so.3 /usr/lib/libmysqlclient.so
Change the property of TMySQL57connection SkipLibraryVersionCheck := true;
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The latter one is the Component ...

Ok, I now have mysql installed and can run it from command line (after additional apt install mariadb-client-core).
Unfortunately I want to access the database from a program that I have written and that worked with other Linux flavors and on a windows machine.
The program is written in lazarus and ...

Post your QSI (Quick System Information) found in the MX Tools menu.


System:
Kernel: 6.1.0-30-amd64 [6.1.124-1] arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-6.1.0-30-amd64 root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash
resume=UUID=<filter> resume_offset=25765888 init ...

You may also try booting MX with systemd, since many of these third-party programs assume you're using it and won't run without it. "Mysql-apt-config" seems to be from the third-party deb, and is interfering with mariadb, so cleaning that out first would be a priority.


Ho do I boot mx with ...

Hi, I need to access a mySQL-DB on another machine (server).
I tried to install mySQL from the deb file provided at https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/file/?id=536087
But ended up with errors:
Warning: unable to close filehandle $dc2hp_writefh properly: Broken pipe during global destruction.
dpkg ...