I am trying to install Mariadb on VPS on Ubuntu 22.04 but the following error is displayed:

How to fix it?

CodePudding user response：

i suggest first to uninstall the package

sudo apt-get purge mariadb-server

and try to reinstall

you can follow digital ocean steps

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-mariadb-on-ubuntu-20-04

CodePudding user response：

Remove previously installed packages and check above URL.

https://computingforgeeks.com/how-to-install-mariadb-on-ubuntu-focal-fossa/