> Linux distributions have chosen MariaDB Server... It is the “default” MySQL in many Linux distributions (such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE and Debian). H

> Linux distributions have chosen MariaDB Server... It is the “default” MySQL in many Linux distributions (such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE and Debian). However, Ubuntu... I think this is a key point. The major Linux distros use mariadb. Ubuntu does not by default, but "apt-get install mariadb-server" will get it for you. Plus the creator of MySQL and much of the original MySQL team actively develops MariaDB.