- Add socket authentication support (sudo mysql/mariadb) for fresh MariaDB installs
- Fallback to traditional password-based authentication for existing installs
- Improve error handling with subprocess.run() and proper timeouts
- Add detailed logging to show which authentication method succeeded
- Graceful degradation when all methods fail
- Fixes installation failure when MariaDB is pre-installed as dependency
Resolves issue where installation fails with 'Cannot update settings with empty passwords'
when MariaDB gets installed during dependency phase with socket authentication.
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