Can’t start mysql after installing mariadb

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I have just installed mariadb but when I do sudo mysql the I get this error:
ERROR 1524 (HY000): Plugin 'auth_socket' is not loaded.
i have looked online for fixes but I cannot find any that actually work.

Answer

I am guessing during installation you did not provide a password so it is trying to use unix sockets. If you want to use a password for root then first start mysql without the grant table

mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables &

Then ALTER user root and provide a password (follow the mysql doc for this). Then restart.

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Source : Link , Question Author : Matthew Tranmer , Answer Author : Tux_DEV_NULL

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