Uninstall or delete MariaDB completely for re-installation ...
mariadb.com › kb › enIf you are using ubuntu, I suggest you to use the apt-get command to remove the database package, for instance: $ sudo apt-get purge mariadb-server . You may check which mariadb packages are installed with: $ sudo dpkg -l | grep mariadb Ubuntu documentation for apt-get: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AptGet/Howto. Regards, Faustin
How do I uninstall MariaDB on Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty Tahr ...
askubuntu.com › questions › 614578Apr 27, 2015 · sudo apt-get remove mariadb-server. This will remove just the mariadb-server package itself. sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove mariadb-server. This will remove the mariadb-server package and any other dependant packages which are no longer needed. If you also want to delete your local/config files for mariadb-server then this will work. sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove mariadb-server
I can't install or remove mariadb - Ask Ubuntu
https://askubuntu.com/questions/96537116.10.2017 · Recently I've installed Ubuntu 17.04. I was trying to install mariadb, so I installed all the packages. I don't know what happened, but whenever I install anything, try to connect to the Internet with Wi-fi, uninstall packages, I always get this error: Failed to start MariaDB-server-10.0 So I decided to uninstall it and reinstall it by these ...