[mythtv-users] Installing mythtv on Fedora 19 using RPM Fusion

[Michael]

On 08/18/2013 10:51 AM, Bob Shanteau wrote:
> I'm trying to follow the instructions to install mythtv on Fedora 19:
>
> <http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Installing_MythTV_on_Fedora>
>
> The problem is that the mythtv repository on RPM Fusion now uses 
> mariadb. I have installed mythtv and mariadb, but do I also need to 
> install mysql?
>
> I am trying to set up the database and I get stuck at these steps from 
> the Wiki:
>
> ---
> Setup MySQL
>
> We'll need to enable MySQL to load at startup, set some passwords, and 
> create the MythTV database, which we'll populate shortly. The 
> population of this database is handled by mythtvsetup in the next 
> step, and all MythTV add-on module database additions must be done 
> after running mythtvsetup at least one time.
>
>     # /sbin/chkconfig mysqld on
>     # /sbin/service mysqld start
>
> Set the MySQL root password.
>
>     mysql_secure_installation
>
> Now we create the MythTV database (called mythconverg) to get us started:
>
>     $ mysql -u root -p < 
> /usr/share/doc/mythtv-docs-0.26.0/database/mc.sql
> ---
>
> How do I accomplish the same steps with mariadb?


MariaDB is an equivalent for mysql.  Once you have it installed, the 
same commands work.

Michael