Installing MySQL on Linux Using RPM Packages from Oracle 177 The  distribution  and  arch  values indicate the Linux distribution and the processor type for which the package was built. See the table below for lists of the distribution identifiers: packagename - version - distribution - arch .rpm Table 2.11 MySQL Linux RPM Package Distribution Identifiers Distribution Value Intended Use el {version}  where  {version}  is the major Enterprise Linux version, such as  el8 EL6, EL7, and EL8-based platforms (for example, the corresponding versions of Oracle Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and CentOS) Package Name Summary mysql-community-server-debug Debug server and plugin binaries mysql-community-test Test suite for the MySQL server mysql-community The source code RPM looks similar to mysql- community-8.0.25-1.el7.src.rpm, depending on selected OS Additional *debuginfo* RPMs There are several  debuginfo  packages: mysql- community-client-debuginfo, mysql-community- libs-debuginfo mysql-community-server-debug- debuginfo mysql-community-server-debuginfo, and mysql-community-test-debuginfo. Table 2.10 RPM Packages for the MySQL Enterprise Edition Package Name Summary mysql-commercial-backup MySQL Enterprise Backup (added in 8.0.11) mysql-commercial-client MySQL client applications and tools mysql-commercial-common Common files for server and client libraries mysql-commercial-devel Development header files and libraries for MySQL database client applications mysql-commercial-embedded-compat MySQL server as an embedded library with compatibility for applications using version 18 of the library mysql-commercial-libs Shared libraries for MySQL database client applications mysql-commercial-libs-compat Shared compatibility libraries for previous MySQL installations; the version of the libraries matches the version of the libraries installed by default by the distribution you are using mysql-commercial-server Database server and related tools mysql-commercial-test Test suite for the MySQL server Additional *debuginfo* RPMs There are several  debuginfo  packages: mysql- commercial-client-debuginfo, mysql-commercial- libs-debuginfo mysql-commercial-server-debug- debuginfo mysql-commercial-server-debuginfo, and mysql-commercial-test-debuginfo. The full names for the RPMs have the following syntax: