Installation and security of the MariaDB database server in the Debian system 11

The following guide describes how to install the MariaDB database server on a Debian system 11

We will do the whole thing in a few minutes using the console

We start the terminal and issue commands:

We update packages and our system:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y

1	sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y

The next step is to install the necessary packages:

sudo apt-get install software-properties-common dirmngr gnupg2 -y

1	sudo apt-get install software-properties-common dirmngr gnupg2 -y

sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https wget curl -y

1	sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https wget curl -y

We install the MariaDB server

sudo apt-get install mariadb-server -y

1	sudo apt-get install mariadb-server -y

We add the service to the autostart:

sudo systemctl enable mariadb

1	sudo systemctl enable mariadb

We make the initial security

In the console, issue the command:

sudo /usr/bin/mysql_secure_installation

1	sudo /usr/bin/mysql_secure_installation

And we answer the questions as in the screenshot:

mysql -u root -p

1	mysql -u root -p