1. Initially mysqld-akonadi could not start because of an error described as: "TIMESTAMP with implicit DEFAULT value is deprecated. Please use --explicit_defaults_for_timestamp server option" 2. In order to prevent that error, I modified the MySQL server configuration, adding the next lines to the file /etc/akonadi/mysql-global.conf: explicit_defaults_for_timestamp=1 3. After that, MySQL server starts correctly , but the problem is still there: the Akonadi server does not start up and the control process is not registered at D-Bus (errors in tests 10 and 11) 4. In fact, the akonadi server could not startup because of the next error: Sql error: Table 'akonadi.schemaversiontable' doesn't exist QMYSQL: Unable to execute query Query: ALTER TABLE SchemaVersionTable ADD COLUMN version INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0" Unable to initialize database. 5. Solutions #11 and #20 do not solve the problem for me. 6. Below you will find the Akonadi Server Self-Test Report: Akonadi Server Self-Test Report =============================== Test 1: SUCCESS -------- Database driver found. Details: The QtSQL driver 'QMYSQL' is required by your current Akonadi server configuration and was found on your system. File content of '/home/angel/.config/akonadi/akonadiserverrc': [%General] Driver=QMYSQL [QMYSQL] Name=akonadi Host= Options="UNIX_SOCKET=/tmp/akonadi-angel.D28OlA/mysql.socket" ServerPath=/usr/sbin/mysqld-akonadi StartServer=true [Debug] Tracer=null Test 2: SUCCESS -------- Akonadi is not running as root Details: Akonadi is not running as a root/administrator user, which is the recommended setup for a secure system. Test 3: SUCCESS -------- MySQL server found. Details: You have currently configured Akonadi to use the MySQL server '/usr/sbin/mysqld-akonadi'. Make sure you have the MySQL server installed, set the correct path and ensure you have the necessary read and execution rights on the server executable. The server executable is typically called 'mysqld'; its location varies depending on the distribution. Test 4: SUCCESS -------- MySQL server is executable. Details: MySQL server found: /usr/sbin/mysqld Ver 5.6.24-0ubuntu2 for debian-linux-gnu on i686 ((Ubuntu)) Test 5: SUCCESS -------- No current MySQL error log found. Details: The MySQL server did not report any errors during this startup. The log can be found in '/home/angel/.local/share/akonadi/db_data/mysql.err'. Test 6: SUCCESS -------- MySQL server default configuration found. Details: The default configuration for the MySQL server was found and is readable at /etc/akonadi/mysql-global.conf. File content of '/etc/akonadi/mysql-global.conf': # # Global Akonadi MySQL server settings, # These settings can be adjusted using $HOME/.config/akonadi/mysql-local.conf # # Based on advice by Kris Köhntopp