Akonadi server won't start

[Jan Neuhäußer]

Am Dienstag, 17. August 2021, 17:30:57 CEST schrieb Thomas Tanghus:
> Forgot to reply to all:
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: Akonadi server won't start
> Date: 17/08/2021 17:23
>  From: u24302 <u24302 at tanghus.net>
> To: Ianseeks <bingmybong at btinternet.com>
> 
> On 17/08/2021 17:09, Ianseeks wrote:
> > On Tuesday, 17 August 2021 15:00:49 BST Thomas Tanghus wrote:
> 
> > I've no idea to the solution but this may be the reason (from your txt 
> > file)
> > org.kde.pim.akonadiserver: DATABASE ERROR:
> > org.kde.pim.akonadiserver:   Error code: "2013"
> > org.kde.pim.akonadiserver:   DB error:  "Lost connection to MySQL
> > server during query"
> > org.kde.pim.akonadiserver:   Error text: "Lost connection to MySQL
> > server during query QMYSQL3: Unable to execute statement"
> 
> So maybe it's the mysql server that dies instead?
> 
> I've had such a long streak with no akonadi troubles. I truly hope this 
> is solvable (I loathe web mail).
> 
> /Thomas
> 

Hi Thomas,

please check wether you use mysql or mariadb. The use of mysql might cause your problem.

After upgrading kubuntu on my notebook from 18.04 to 20.04 aconadi requested mariadb instead of mysql, but kubuntu did not switch automatically, so I had to switch the packages on my own. 

Cheers,
Jan