Starting from 1.3.3, sqlite driver is used for default tracker. Which means that you don't need to create mysql database. However, if you want to do so, you can do it. In the meantime you will need to edit configuration of your tracker in /var/lib/roundup/trackers/default/config.ini: [mail] domain host username password [tracker] web email You might also need to edit schema of your tracker here. After editing, initialize your default tracker by running: roundup-admin -i /var/lib/roundup/trackers/default initialise PASSWORD For MySQL database, you'll need to set up [rdbms] section in config.ini and create the database: mysql -e "CREATE DATABASE roundup;" mysql -e "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON roundup.* TO roundup@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'PASSWORD';" before tracker initialization. To fully uninstall Roundup (and DESTROY any Roundup data), perform the following steps: 1. mysql -e "DROP DATABASE roundup;" 2. rm -rf /var/lib/roundup