Hello,
I just tried to install cqrlog on a linux mint machine. I got the dialog box: "Database problem". Below is the info frmo the mysql.errfile.

Any recommendations will be welcome.

thanks
Kevin Fontes

2022-11-19T18:37:51.632797Z 0 [System] [MY-010116] [Server] /usr/sbin/mysqld (mysqld 8.0.31-0ubuntu0.22.04.1) starting as process 3019
2022-11-19T18:37:51.651119Z 0 [Warning] [MY-013242] [Server] --character-set-server: 'utf8' is currently an alias for the character set UTF8MB3, but will be an alias for UTF8MB4 in a future release. Please consider using UTF8MB4 in order to be unambiguous.
2022-11-19T18:37:51.651195Z 0 [Warning] [MY-013244] [Server] --collation-server: 'utf8mb3_bin' is a collation of the deprecated character set UTF8MB3. Please consider using UTF8MB4 with an appropriate collation instead.
2022-11-19T18:37:51.712303Z 0 [Warning] [MY-010075] [Server] No existing UUID has been found, so we assume that this is the first time that this server has been started. Generating a new UUID: 461d916c-6839-11ed-a369-4cbb58dcc23c.
2022-11-19T18:37:51.767443Z 1 [ERROR] [MY-011011] [Server] Failed to find valid data directory.
2022-11-19T18:37:51.767941Z 0 [ERROR] [MY-010020] [Server] Data Dictionary initialization failed.
2022-11-19T18:37:51.768040Z 0 [ERROR] [MY-010119] [Server] Aborting
2022-11-19T18:37:51.769502Z 0 [System] [MY-010910] [Server] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown complete (mysqld 8.0.31-0ubuntu0.22.04.1) (Ubuntu).
2022-11-19T18:38:46.556726Z 0 [System] [MY-010116] [Server] /usr/sbin/mysqld (mysqld 8.0.31-0ubuntu0.22.04.1) starting as process 3036
2022-11-19T18:38:46.560984Z 0 [Warning] [MY-013242] [Server] --character-set-server: 'utf8' is currently an alias for the character set UTF8MB3, but will be an alias for UTF8MB4 in a future release. Please consider using UTF8MB4 in order to be unambiguous.
2022-11-19T18:38:46.561017Z 0 [Warning] [MY-013244] [Server] --collation-server: 'utf8mb3_bin' is a collation of the deprecated character set UTF8MB3. Please consider using UTF8MB4 with an appropriate collation instead.
2022-11-19T18:38:46.575741Z 1 [ERROR] [MY-011011] [Server] Failed to find valid data directory.
2022-11-19T18:38:46.576435Z 0 [ERROR] [MY-010020] [Server] Data Dictionary initialization failed.
2022-11-19T18:38:46.576542Z 0 [ERROR] [MY-010119] [Server] Aborting
2022-11-19T18:38:46.577658Z 0 [System] [MY-010910] [Server] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown complete (mysqld 8.0.31-0ubuntu0.22.04.1) (Ubuntu).
2022-11-19T18:58:44.936066Z 0 [System] [MY-010116] [Server] /usr/sbin/mysqld (mysqld 8.0.31-0ubuntu0.22.04.1) starting as process 4922
2022-11-19T18:58:44.985712Z 0 [Warning] [MY-013242] [Server] --character-set-server: 'utf8' is currently an alias for the character set UTF8MB3, but will be an alias for UTF8MB4 in a future release. Please consider using UTF8MB4 in order to be unambiguous.
2022-11-19T18:58:44.985784Z 0 [Warning] [MY-013244] [Server] --collation-server: 'utf8mb3_bin' is a collation of the deprecated character set UTF8MB3. Please consider using UTF8MB4 with an appropriate collation instead.
2022-11-19T18:58:45.068313Z 1 [ERROR] [MY-011011] [Server] Failed to find valid data directory.
2022-11-19T18:58:45.068633Z 0 [ERROR] [MY-010020] [Server] Data Dictionary initialization failed.
2022-11-19T18:58:45.068670Z 0 [ERROR] [MY-010119] [Server] Aborting
2022-11-19T18:58:45.069676Z 0 [System] [MY-010910] [Server] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown complete (mysqld 8.0.31-0ubuntu0.22.04.1) (Ubuntu).
2022-11-19T19:17:03.945669Z 0 [System] [MY-010116] [Server] /usr/sbin/mysqld (mysqld 8.0.31-0ubuntu0.22.04.1) starting as process 5461
2022-11-19T19:17:03.949964Z 0 [Warning] [MY-013242] [Server] --character-set-server: 'utf8' is currently an alias for the character set UTF8MB3, but will be an alias for UTF8MB4 in a future release. Please consider using UTF8MB4 in order to be unambiguous.
2022-11-19T19:17:03.949998Z 0 [Warning] [MY-013244] [Server] --collation-server: 'utf8mb3_bin' is a collation of the deprecated character set UTF8MB3. Please consider using UTF8MB4 with an appropriate collation instead.
2022-11-19T19:17:03.964291Z 1 [ERROR] [MY-011011] [Server] Failed to find valid data directory.
2022-11-19T19:17:03.964653Z 0 [ERROR] [MY-010020] [Server] Data Dictionary initialization failed.
2022-11-19T19:17:03.964711Z 0 [ERROR] [MY-010119] [Server] Aborting
2022-11-19T19:17:03.965888Z 0 [System] [MY-010910] [Server] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown complete (mysqld 8.0.31-0ubuntu0.22.04.1) (Ubuntu).
2022-11-19T19:21:56.624676Z 0 [System] [MY-010116] [Server] /usr/sbin/mysqld (mysqld 8.0.31-0ubuntu0.22.04.1) starting as process 6265
2022-11-19T19:21:56.653618Z 0 [Warning] [MY-013242] [Server] --character-set-server: 'utf8' is currently an alias for the character set UTF8MB3, but will be an alias for UTF8MB4 in a future release. Please consider using UTF8MB4 in order to be unambiguous.
2022-11-19T19:21:56.653654Z 0 [Warning] [MY-013244] [Server] --collation-server: 'utf8mb3_bin' is a collation of the deprecated character set UTF8MB3. Please consider using UTF8MB4 with an appropriate collation instead.
2022-11-19T19:21:56.748262Z 1 [ERROR] [MY-011011] [Server] Failed to find valid data directory.
2022-11-19T19:21:56.748586Z 0 [ERROR] [MY-010020] [Server] Data Dictionary initialization failed.
2022-11-19T19:21:56.748630Z 0 [ERROR] [MY-010119] [Server] Aborting
2022-11-19T19:21:56.756273Z 0 [System] [MY-010910] [Server] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown complete (mysqld 8.0.31-0ubuntu0.22.04.1) (Ubuntu).
2022-11-19T19:30:06.303721Z 0 [System] [MY-010116] [Server] /usr/sbin/mysqld (mysqld 8.0.31-0ubuntu0.22.04.1) starting as process 3083
2022-11-19T19:30:06.330476Z 0 [Warning] [MY-013242] [Server] --character-set-server: 'utf8' is currently an alias for the character set UTF8MB3, but will be an alias for UTF8MB4 in a future release. Please consider using UTF8MB4 in order to be unambiguous.
2022-11-19T19:30:06.330627Z 0 [Warning] [MY-013244] [Server] --collation-server: 'utf8mb3_bin' is a collation of the deprecated character set UTF8MB3. Please consider using UTF8MB4 with an appropriate collation instead.
2022-11-19T19:30:06.404683Z 1 [ERROR] [MY-011011] [Server] Failed to find valid data directory.
2022-11-19T19:30:06.405762Z 0 [ERROR] [MY-010020] [Server] Data Dictionary initialization failed.
2022-11-19T19:30:06.405871Z 0 [ERROR] [MY-010119] [Server] Aborting
2022-11-19T19:30:06.407314Z 0 [System] [MY-010910] [Server] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown complete (mysqld 8.0.31-0ubuntu0.22.04.1) (Ubuntu).