> From MySQL x.x to 5.5 to 5.6 users / database admins have been responsible for backing up their data and upgrading the database without having the option to go back.
I expect every release to ship with only one version of (Oracle) MySQL, and reverting an upgrade across two releases is certainly not supported. So this is not inconsistent: within a single release, I expect a user to be able to switch from MySQL to MariaDB and back again. I do not a user to be able to switch from 5.5 to 5.6 and back again without user intervention, but this is fine because that would never happen within a single release. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1490071 Title: MariaDB writes to /var/lib/mysql after crossgrade, preventing users from reverting to MySQL without manual intervention To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.6/+bug/1490071/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
