Jammy verification Confirming the bug with the jammy packages: root@j:~# apt-cache policy mariadb-server mariadb-server: Installed: 1:10.6.7-2ubuntu1 Candidate: 1:10.6.7-2ubuntu1 Version table: *** 1:10.6.7-2ubuntu1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status root@j:~# systemctl status mariadb.service ● mariadb.service - MariaDB 10.6.7 database server Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/mariadb.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: activating (auto-restart) (Result: core-dump) since Wed 2022-07-06 13:07:10 UTC; 595ms ago Docs: man:mariadbd(8) https://mariadb.com/kb/en/library/systemd/ Process: 2014 ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/install -m 755 -o mysql -g root -d /var/run/mysqld (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Process: 2015 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c systemctl unset-environment _WSREP_START_POSITION (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Process: 2017 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c [ ! -e /usr/bin/galera_recovery ] && VAR= || VAR=`cd /usr/bin/..; /usr/bin/galera_recovery`; [ $? -eq 0 ] && systemctl set-environment _WSREP_ST> Process: 2048 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/mariadbd $MYSQLD_OPTS $_WSREP_NEW_CLUSTER $_WSREP_START_POSITION (code=dumped, signal=ABRT) Main PID: 2048 (code=dumped, signal=ABRT) Jul 06 13:07:10 j systemd[1]: mariadb.service: Failed with result 'core-dump'. Jul 06 13:07:10 j systemd[1]: Failed to start MariaDB 10.6.7 database server. With the packages from proposed: root@j:~# apt-cache policy mariadb-server mariadb-server: Installed: 1:10.6.7-2ubuntu1.1 Candidate: 1:10.6.7-2ubuntu1.1 Version table: *** 1:10.6.7-2ubuntu1.1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-proposed/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1:10.6.7-2ubuntu1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy/universe amd64 Packages It starts just fine: root@j:~# systemctl status mariadb.service ● mariadb.service - MariaDB 10.6.7 database server Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/mariadb.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: active (running) since Wed 2022-07-06 13:09:09 UTC; 20s ago Docs: man:mariadbd(8) https://mariadb.com/kb/en/library/systemd/ Process: 3626 ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/install -m 755 -o mysql -g root -d /var/run/mysqld (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Process: 3627 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c systemctl unset-environment _WSREP_START_POSITION (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Process: 3629 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c [ ! -e /usr/bin/galera_recovery ] && VAR= || VAR=`cd /usr/bin/..; /usr/bin/galera_recovery`; [ $? -eq 0 ] && systemctl set-environment _WSREP_ST> Process: 3668 ExecStartPost=/bin/sh -c systemctl unset-environment _WSREP_START_POSITION (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Process: 3670 ExecStartPost=/etc/mysql/debian-start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 3658 (mariadbd) Status: "Taking your SQL requests now..." Tasks: 11 (limit: 1154) Memory: 59.5M CGroup: /system.slice/mariadb.service └─3658 /usr/sbin/mariadbd Jul 06 13:09:09 j mariadbd[3658]: Version: '10.6.7-MariaDB-2ubuntu1.1' socket: '/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' port: 3306 Ubuntu 22.04 Jul 06 13:09:09 j systemd[1]: Started MariaDB 10.6.7 database server. Jul 06 13:09:09 j /etc/mysql/debian-start[3672]: Upgrading MySQL tables if necessary. Jul 06 13:09:09 j /etc/mysql/debian-start[3675]: Looking for 'mysql' as: /usr/bin/mysql Jul 06 13:09:09 j /etc/mysql/debian-start[3675]: Looking for 'mysqlcheck' as: /usr/bin/mysqlcheck Jul 06 13:09:09 j /etc/mysql/debian-start[3675]: This installation of MariaDB is already upgraded to 10.6.7-MariaDB. Jul 06 13:09:09 j /etc/mysql/debian-start[3675]: There is no need to run mysql_upgrade again for 10.6.7-MariaDB. Jul 06 13:09:09 j /etc/mysql/debian-start[3675]: You can use --force if you still want to run mysql_upgrade Jul 06 13:09:09 j /etc/mysql/debian-start[3683]: Checking for insecure root accounts. Jul 06 13:09:09 j /etc/mysql/debian-start[3687]: Triggering myisam-recover for all MyISAM tables and aria-recover for all Aria tables Jammy verification succeeded.