MariaDB introduced the mariadb command as a symlink in version 10.4.6 and then made it a separate binary in 10.5.2 with mysql being a symlink. Apparently and unfortunately the Debian mariadb-client package doesn't include the mysql symlink; the mariadb-client-compat package is needed on top.
MariaDB introduced the
mariadb
command as a symlink in version 10.4.6 and then made it a separate binary in 10.5.2 withmysql
being a symlink. Apparently and unfortunately the Debian mariadb-client package doesn't include themysql
symlink; themariadb-client-compat
package is needed on top.