Package: pdns-backend-mysql Version: 3.4.1-4+deb8u5 Severity: normal Dear Maintainer,
The package for pdns-backend-mysql from jessie-backports (Version: 3.4.7-1~bpo8+1) depends on the mysql-client package. This causes this package te be incompatible with mariadb (server) setups. From the package: Package: pdns-backend-mysql Source: pdns Version: 3.4.7-1~bpo8+1 Architecture: amd64 Provides: pdns-backend Depends: dbconfig-common, mysql-client, pdns-server (>= 3.4.7-1~bpo8+1), ucf (>= 0.28), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libc6 (>= 2.2.5), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libmysqlclient18 (>= 5.5.24+dfsg-1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4) Suggests: mysql-server ... The current stable version in jessie just recommends mysal-client and works fine with mariadb client/server packages: Package: pdns-backend-mysql Source: pdns Version: 3.4.1-4+deb8u5 Architecture: amd64 Provides: pdns-backend Depends: pdns-server (>= 3.4.1-4+deb8u5), ucf (>= 0.28), libc6 (>= 2.2.5), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libmysqlclient18 (>= 5.5.24+dfsg-1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, dbconfig-common Recommends: mysql-client Suggests: mysql-server ... I'd expect the jessie-backports version to be usable with mariadb packages as well. If you really need to depend on mysql-client, the link below may have some info: https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/MySQL/virtual-mysql-server Thanks, Alex. -- System Information: Debian Release: 8.5 APT prefers stable APT policy: (990, 'stable'), (500, 'stable-updates') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) Versions of packages pdns-backend-mysql depends on: ii dbconfig-common 1.8.47+nmu3+deb8u1 ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.56 ii libc6 2.19-18+deb8u4 ii libgcc1 1:4.9.2-10 ii libmysqlclient18 5.5.49-0+deb8u1 ii libstdc++6 4.9.2-10 ii pdns-server 3.4.7-1~bpo8+1 ii ucf 3.0030 ii zlib1g 1:1.2.8.dfsg-2+b1 Versions of packages pdns-backend-mysql recommends: pn mysql-client <none> Versions of packages pdns-backend-mysql suggests: pn mysql-server <none> -- debconf information excluded

