diff --git a/roles/mysql/vars/Ubuntu_18.yml b/roles/mysql/vars/Ubuntu_18.yml
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+server_packages:
+  - python
+  - python-dev
+  - libmariadbclient-dev
+  - python-pip
+  - libapache2-mod-wsgi
+  - python-mysql.connector
+  - mariadb-server
+  - python-mysqldb
+
+client_packages:
+  - python
+  - mariadb-client
+
+sqlServiceName: "mariadb"