Re: Akonadi does not start for new users in buster

[Martin Steigerwald <martin@lichtvoll.de>]

Sandro Knauß - 07.02.19, 00:20:

> > # apt-get install mariadb-server
> > 
> > and as new user (before starting akonadi)
> > 
> > mkdir -p ~/.local/share/akonadi/db_data/
> > 
> > (I have not tried w/o this)
> > 
> > worked around the problem for me.
> > 
> > Since both is described in #910902, it seems there is no need to
> > open
> > another bugreport.
> 
> I uploaded now 18.08.3-2 with a workaround for that. So with that
> version you should now be able to use do anything manual.

Thank you, Sandro.

The important work-around includes to install MariaDB/MySQL main server 
packages including their systemd service files / init scripts. So in case 
you do not like a system-wide mysqld process to be running use systemctl 
disable or even systemctl mask. As far as I remember the mysqld would 
just listen to localhost, so it should not be a security risk.

Ciao,
-- 
Martin