Would perhaps using the mariadb-server-core-10.5 package fill the same purpose fairly easily?
- Bug#971778: mariadb-client-core-10.5: mariadb-embedded i... argv minus one
- Bug#971778: [debian-mysql] Bug#971778: mariadb-clie... Faustin Lammler
- Bug#971778: [debian-mysql] Bug#971778: mariadb-... Otto Kekäläinen
- Bug#971778: [debian-mysql] Bug#971778: mari... argv minus one
- Bug#971778: [debian-mysql] Bug#971778: ... Otto Kekäläinen
- Bug#971778: [debian-mysql] Bug#971... argv minus one
- Bug#971778: [debian-mysql] Bug... Otto Kekäläinen
