This is quick blog to setup a Mariadb or Mysql in newly installed Ubuntu or any of the ubuntu based derivative such as LinuxMint (which is one of the most popular OS)
Earlier when you use to install mySQL, user was required to enter mySQL Password for root user. but in recent version there is no such prompt, and you can login to mySQL using sudo command. The problem is when you configure phpmyadmin it asks for username and password and since you have not setup the username and password you get struck. I will not get into the details of why this is happening just telling you the quick solution.
