For Precise Pangolin 12.04 LTS

1. Install the repo manager

   
   
   

   sudo apt-get install python-software-properties
   
   




2. Import the GnuPG signing key

   
   
   

   sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 0xcbcb082a1bb943db
   
   




3. Modify your sources.list file to add MariadDB

   
   
   

   Open it from terminal (gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list) and add the following lines at the end:

   
   
   
   
   

   • For Version 10:

     
     
     

     deb http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/mariadb/repo/10.0/ubuntu precise main
     
     deb-src http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/mariadb/repo/10.0/ubuntu precise main
     
     

     
     
     

     Or have the lines automatically added with:

     
     
     

     sudo add-apt-repository 'deb http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/mariadb/repo/10.0/ubuntu precise main' 
     
     

   
   

   • For Version 5.5:

     
     
     

     deb http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/mariadb/repo/5.5/ubuntu precise main
     
     deb-src http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/mariadb/repo/5.5/ubuntu precise main
     
     

     
     
     

     Or have the lines automatically added with:

     
     
     

     sudo add-apt-repository 'deb http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/mariadb/repo/5.5/ubuntu precise main'
     
     

   
   



4. Refresh your system

   
   
   

   sudo apt-get update




5. And finally install MariaDB

   
   
   

   sudo apt-get install mariadb-server

For further information see the their download page.