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MariaDB 5.5.55 Release Notes

The most recent release in the MariaDB 5.5 series is:
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Release date: 13 Apr 2017

This is a Stable (GA) release.

For a description of MariaDB 5.5 see the What is MariaDB 5.5? page.

In most respects MariaDB will work exactly as MySQL: all commands, interfaces, libraries and APIs that exist in MySQL also exist in MariaDB.

Updates & Bug Fixes

MariaDB 5.5.55 is a maintenance release. It includes bugfixes and updates, including from MySQL 5.5.55.

  • MDEV-11027: better InnoDB crash recovery progress reporting
  • MDEV-11520: improvements to how InnoDB data files are extended
  • MDEV-6143: the various MariaDB Linux binary tarballs will now untar to directories that match their filename
  • As per the MariaDB Deprecation Policy, this will be the last release of MariaDB 5.5 for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise" and Mint 13 LTS "Maya"

Changelog

A full list of all changes is in the changelog.

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