On Wednesday 27 Mar 2013 11:21:45 Mike Cloaked wrote: > The question remains as to whether any action is necessary after moving > from mysql to mariadb for any user who is using Kontact and other KDE > components that rely on mariadb after the change? > > Presumably there will be some people who know whether it will continue to > work or not without taking any specific action once mariadb is installed? Maybe you missed my reply to the original post? I have this setup, and there is no issue after upgrade. Make sure you restart Akonadi (preferably stop it before upgrade), and you should be fine. Paul