From a2fe5f1b719698d19cc0de7b9aa36481d40302f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: arhimede <julian@dotkernel.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2025 15:39:29 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 1/6] Add upgrade instructions for MariaDB

Added instructions for upgrading MariaDB to version 11.8 LTS.
---
 docs/book/v2/faq.md | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 39 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/book/v2/faq.md b/docs/book/v2/faq.md
index c509bb1..efe755c 100644
--- a/docs/book/v2/faq.md
+++ b/docs/book/v2/faq.md
@@ -166,6 +166,45 @@ Being installed as a system package, it can be updated using the command which u
 ```shell
 sudo dnf upgrade -y
 ```
+## How do I upgrade MariaDB ?
+
+By default, MariaDB is at version 11.4 LTS. 
+In case you want to upgrade to a different version, for instance [11.8 LTS](https://mariadb.org/11-8-is-lts/), use the below steps:
+
+- Open the MariaDB.repo file in any text editor.
+```shell
+sudo nano /etc/yum.repos.d/MariaDB.repo
+```
+- Modify the **baseurl** variable to match the desired version, for instance `11.8` instead of `11.4`. 
+- Clean dnf cache
+```shell
+sudo dnf clean all
+```
+
+- Stop MariaDB
+```shell
+sudo systemctl stop mariadb
+```
+
+- Upgrade MariaDB
+```shell
+sudo dnf update -y
+```
+
+- Start MariaDB
+```shell
+sudo systemctl start mariadb
+```
+
+- Upgrade databases
+```shell
+sudo mariadb-upgrade -uroot -p
+```
+
+- Restart MariaDB
+```shell
+sudo systemctl restart mariadb
+```
 
 ## How do I create command aliases?
 

From 116a1f73c4511885da86ad7dd5a014fe5d11db66 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: arhimede <julian@dotkernel.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2025 15:43:06 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 2/6] Update FAQ with MariaDB upgrade instructions

Added instructions for upgrading MariaDB to version 11.8 LTS.
---
 docs/book/v2/faq.md | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/book/v2/faq.md b/docs/book/v2/faq.md
index efe755c..6154340 100644
--- a/docs/book/v2/faq.md
+++ b/docs/book/v2/faq.md
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ Being installed as a system package, it can be updated using the command which u
 ```shell
 sudo dnf upgrade -y
 ```
+
 ## How do I upgrade MariaDB ?
 
 By default, MariaDB is at version 11.4 LTS. 
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ In case you want to upgrade to a different version, for instance [11.8 LTS](http
 ```shell
 sudo nano /etc/yum.repos.d/MariaDB.repo
 ```
+
 - Modify the **baseurl** variable to match the desired version, for instance `11.8` instead of `11.4`. 
 - Clean dnf cache
 ```shell

From 42d0993e10176f6abac301b4e4e5610c3c3aef64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: arhimede <julian@dotkernel.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2025 15:46:54 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 3/6] Update faq.md

---
 docs/book/v2/faq.md | 24 +++++++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/book/v2/faq.md b/docs/book/v2/faq.md
index 6154340..b061766 100644
--- a/docs/book/v2/faq.md
+++ b/docs/book/v2/faq.md
@@ -169,41 +169,47 @@ sudo dnf upgrade -y
 
 ## How do I upgrade MariaDB ?
 
-By default, MariaDB is at version 11.4 LTS. 
+By default, MariaDB is at version 11.4 LTS.
 In case you want to upgrade to a different version, for instance [11.8 LTS](https://mariadb.org/11-8-is-lts/), use the below steps:
 
-- Open the MariaDB.repo file in any text editor.
+* Open the MariaDB.repo file in any text editor.
+* 
 ```shell
 sudo nano /etc/yum.repos.d/MariaDB.repo
 ```
 
-- Modify the **baseurl** variable to match the desired version, for instance `11.8` instead of `11.4`. 
-- Clean dnf cache
+* Modify the **baseurl** variable to match the desired version, for instance `11.8` instead of `11.4`. 
+* Clean dnf cache
+
 ```shell
 sudo dnf clean all
 ```
 
-- Stop MariaDB
+* Stop MariaDB
+
 ```shell
 sudo systemctl stop mariadb
 ```
 
-- Upgrade MariaDB
+* Upgrade MariaDB
 ```shell
 sudo dnf update -y
 ```
 
-- Start MariaDB
+* Start MariaDB
+
 ```shell
 sudo systemctl start mariadb
 ```
 
-- Upgrade databases
+* Upgrade databases
+
 ```shell
 sudo mariadb-upgrade -uroot -p
 ```
 
-- Restart MariaDB
+* Restart MariaDB
+
 ```shell
 sudo systemctl restart mariadb
 ```

From df063db1be56252664253bff3642ecfc4e5e76ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: arhimede <julian@dotkernel.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2025 15:50:00 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 4/6] Update faq.md

---
 docs/book/v2/faq.md | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/book/v2/faq.md b/docs/book/v2/faq.md
index b061766..d041063 100644
--- a/docs/book/v2/faq.md
+++ b/docs/book/v2/faq.md
@@ -173,12 +173,12 @@ By default, MariaDB is at version 11.4 LTS.
 In case you want to upgrade to a different version, for instance [11.8 LTS](https://mariadb.org/11-8-is-lts/), use the below steps:
 
 * Open the MariaDB.repo file in any text editor.
-* 
+ 
 ```shell
 sudo nano /etc/yum.repos.d/MariaDB.repo
 ```
 
-* Modify the **baseurl** variable to match the desired version, for instance `11.8` instead of `11.4`. 
+* Modify the **baseurl** variable to match the desired version, for instance `11.8` instead of `11.4`.
 * Clean dnf cache
 
 ```shell
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ sudo systemctl stop mariadb
 ```
 
 * Upgrade MariaDB
+
 ```shell
 sudo dnf update -y
 ```

From c544a8ea09be1575f025d7cef5b9f1e6564c148f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: arhimede <julian@dotkernel.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2025 15:52:17 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 5/6] Update faq.md

---
 docs/book/v2/faq.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/book/v2/faq.md b/docs/book/v2/faq.md
index d041063..e2cfa8c 100644
--- a/docs/book/v2/faq.md
+++ b/docs/book/v2/faq.md
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ By default, MariaDB is at version 11.4 LTS.
 In case you want to upgrade to a different version, for instance [11.8 LTS](https://mariadb.org/11-8-is-lts/), use the below steps:
 
 * Open the MariaDB.repo file in any text editor.
- 
+
 ```shell
 sudo nano /etc/yum.repos.d/MariaDB.repo
 ```

From e99e79441bec02852cdc49ba4eedce1299dceeed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: arhimede <julian@dotkernel.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2025 16:37:52 +0300
Subject: [PATCH 6/6] Update MariaDB upgrade instructions in FAQ

Clarified the initial version of MariaDB in the FAQ.
---
 docs/book/v2/faq.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/book/v2/faq.md b/docs/book/v2/faq.md
index e2cfa8c..4b884f5 100644
--- a/docs/book/v2/faq.md
+++ b/docs/book/v2/faq.md
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ sudo dnf upgrade -y
 
 ## How do I upgrade MariaDB ?
 
-By default, MariaDB is at version 11.4 LTS.
+Initially, MariaDB was at version 11.4 LTS.
 In case you want to upgrade to a different version, for instance [11.8 LTS](https://mariadb.org/11-8-is-lts/), use the below steps:
 
 * Open the MariaDB.repo file in any text editor.