From de4c06265f6e26840dff25423eff85009f6496ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Lilley Date: Apr 04 2021 04:31:39 +0000 Subject: add mariadb section to System_Utilities.adoc --- diff --git a/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/System_Utilities.adoc b/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/System_Utilities.adoc index 05c5a23..63d38f1 100644 --- a/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/System_Utilities.adoc +++ b/modules/release-notes/pages/sysadmin/System_Utilities.adoc @@ -2,3 +2,18 @@ include::{partialsdir}/entities.adoc[] [[sect-system-utilities]] = System Utilities + +== MariaDB 10.5 + +Fedora 32 provides the `mariadb` package version 10.5, replacing the 10.4 series in Fedora since Fedora 32. + +MariaDB 10.5 introduces several enhancements to improve functionality, compatibility and performance. + +Highlights + +* Executables with "mysql*" names changed to "mariadb-*" names. The original names are now symlinks to the new names. link:https://mariadb.com/kb/en/changes-improvements-in-mariadb-105/#binaries-named-mariadb-mysql-symlinked[More information] +* New storage engine available: link:https://mariadb.com/kb/en/using-the-s3-storage-engine/[Amazon S3] +* New INET6 data type for storing IPv6 addresses. +* Priviledges are now more granular. + +For full information about this release, see the link:https://mariadb.com/kb/en/changes-improvements-in-mariadb-105/[official MariaDB release notes].