1. Download the Sample Database (Source : https://www.mariadbtutorial.com/getting-started/mariadb-sample-database/ ) 2. unzip the file to a directory e.g., c:\mariadb\nation.sql 2. connect to the MariaDB server with the root user account, type the password and press the Enter keyboard. sudo mysql -u root -p Enter password: ******** 3. Load the database by using the source command: mysql>source c:\mariadb\nation.sql 4. select the nation database and display tables of the database: mysql> use nation; Database changed mysql> show tables ;