How to install MariaDb instead of MySQL Server on Debian 8.5

By default, when we attempting to execute apt-get install mysql-server on Debian 8.5, we will have MySQL Server installed. But, actually I want to install MariaDb instead of MySQL server on my Debian. We cannot install MariaDb Server using apt-get install mariadb-server or such. We need to first add the MariaDb repository to Debian 8 Jessie.

Add MariaDb Repository to Debian 8 Jessie

Open Terminal or connect via SSH if you connect to Debian remotely and execute these commands in sequential

apt-get install software-properties-common
apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 0xcbcb082a1bb943db
add-apt-repository 'deb [arch=amd64,i386] http://mariadb.biz.net.id/repo/10.1/debian jessie main'

Please note that those command must be executed as root.

Now update your system and install MariaDb

apt-get update
apt-get install mariadb-server

Now your MariaDb Server should be ready in a moment. For more information, please visit the official website for MariaDb.