Obtaining MySQL 8

Download the RPM package of the MySQL Community Server from its download page (https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/8.0.html). There are various variants available based on the operating system and its architecture version. It comes with different packages that can be described by the package name. The following syntax is followed by the package name:

packageName-version-distribution-archType.rpm

Package Name: Name of the package, like myql-community-server, mysql-community-client, mysql-community-libs

Version: Describes the version-particular package

Distribution: This says the package is intended for which Linux distribution based on its abbreviation

Arch Type: Describes the processor type for which the package was built, like x86_64, i686, and so on