MariaDB 5.5.38 Overview and Highlights

MariaDB 5.5.38 was recently released (it is the latest MariaDB 5.5), and is available for download here: https://downloads.mariadb.org/mariadb/5.5.38/ This is a maintenance release, and so there are not too many big changes of note, just a number of normal bug fixes. However, there are a few items worth mentioning:

• Includes all bugfixes and updates from 5.5.38
• XtraDB updated to the version from Percona Server 5.5.37-35.0
• TokuDB updated to version 7.1.6
• MariaDB on Power: With this release of MariaDB we’re introducing binary tarball builds created on a Power7 box running Red Hat 6. They’re listed on the downloads page in the “OS/CPU” column as “Linux ppc64”. We welcome your feedback on these new packages!

If interested, there is more about the 5.5.38 release here: https://staging-mdb.com/kb/en/mariadb-5538-release-notes/ And the full list of fixed bugs and changes in MariaDB 5.5.38 can be found here: https://staging-mdb.com/kb/en/mariadb-5538-changelog/ Hope this helps.