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Install database servers, caches, search engines, and admin tools on Linux with distro-specific package and repository guidance.
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How to Install Memcached on Debian 13, 12 and 11
Memcached on Debian gives web applications a fast in-memory cache for database query results, sessions, API responses, and WordPress object caching. The safest way to install Memcached on...
How to Install MariaDB 11.4 on Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04 and 22.04
MariaDB 11.4 is the Ubuntu install target when an application stack needs a long-maintenance MariaDB LTS branch instead of the older Ubuntu defaults on 24.04 and 22.04. Ubuntu...
How to Install phpMyAdmin with Nginx on Debian 13, 12 and 11
Managing MariaDB or MySQL from a shell is fine until you need to inspect grants, import a dump, or compare table structures quickly. You can install phpMyAdmin with...
How to Install Beekeeper Studio on Debian 13, 12 and 11
Querying databases from a terminal works until you need to compare table layouts, save repeatable SQL, or tunnel through SSH to a remote host. To install Beekeeper Studio...
How to Install MariaDB on Debian 13, 12 and 11
Debian's default APT sources already give you a production-friendly MariaDB branch, which is usually the cleanest way to stand up a MySQL-compatible database for WordPress, application backends, or...
How to Install Elasticsearch 8 on Debian 13, 12 and 11
Existing Elastic Stack deployments often need Elasticsearch 8 even after Elasticsearch 9 is available, especially when clients, plugins, or cluster upgrade plans are pinned to the 8.x branch....
How to Install MySQL 8.0 on Debian 12 and 11
MySQL 8.0 on Debian is now a legacy installation path: Oracle's MySQL 8.0 release notes mark 8.0.46 as the end-of-life release in April 2026, but the MySQL APT...
How to Install Redis on Debian 13, 12 and 11
Fast cache reads only help when the Redis package source matches the server you are maintaining. To install Redis on Debian, start with Debian's default archive package for...
How to Install PostgreSQL 15 on Debian 13, 12 and 11
PostgreSQL 15 remains useful on Debian when an application stack depends on that major branch for extension compatibility, tested SQL behavior, or a slower database-upgrade schedule. To install...
How to Install MariaDB on Fedora 44
Fedora 44 uses MariaDB 11.8 as the unversioned repository default, so the package name decides whether a server gets the current Fedora branch or the older 10.11 LTS...
How to Install PostgreSQL 14 on Fedora 44
Fedora 44 ships PostgreSQL 18 by default, which is fine for new deployments but not for application stacks that still depend on the 14.x branch. To install PostgreSQL...
How to Install PostgreSQL 18 on Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04 and 22.04
Installing PostgreSQL 18 on Ubuntu is now a package-source decision. Ubuntu 26.04 ships PostgreSQL 18 in the default archive, and the official PostgreSQL Apt Repository also supports Ubuntu...