diff --git a/faafo/contrib/install.sh b/faafo/contrib/install.sh
index b763407..2951daa 100755
--- a/faafo/contrib/install.sh
+++ b/faafo/contrib/install.sh
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ if [[ -e /etc/os-release ]]; then
 
     if [[ $INSTALL_DATABASE -eq 1 ]]; then
         if [[ $ID = 'ubuntu' || $ID = 'debian' ]]; then
-            sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y mysql-server python3-mysqldb
+            sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y mariadb-server python3-mysqldb
             # HSFD changes for Ubuntu 18.04
-            sudo sed -i -e "/bind-address/d" /etc/mysql/mysql.conf.d/mysqld.cnf
-            #sudo sed -i -e "/bind-address/d" /etc/mysql/my.cnf
-            sudo service mysql restart
+            #sudo sed -i -e "/bind-address/d" /etc/mysql/mysql.conf.d/mysqld.cnf
+            ##sudo sed -i -e "/bind-address/d" /etc/mysql/my.cnf
+            sudo systemctl restart mariadb
         elif [[ $ID = 'fedora' ]]; then
             # fedora currently not tested nor supported
             sudo dnf install -y mariadb-server python3-mysql
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ if [[ -e /etc/os-release ]]; then
             echo "error: distribution $ID not supported"
             exit 1
         fi
-        sudo mysqladmin password password
+        sudo mariadb-admin password password
         sudo mysql -uroot -ppassword mysql -e "CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS faafo; GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON faafo.* TO 'faafo'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';"
         URL_DATABASE='mysql://root:password@localhost/faafo'
     fi