[debian-mysql] MySQL latest

Robie Basak robie.basak at ubuntu.com
Tue Apr 4 22:53:44 UTC 2017


Hi,

On Tue, Apr 04, 2017 at 06:18:52PM -0400, Dr Paul Adamthwaite wrote:
> Might I ask you to tell me which is the "latest" version of MySQL server
> that could or should be used? Debian packages show both mysql-server
> (5.5.54-0+deb8u1) and mysql-server (5.7.17-1), the latter as "unstable."

The Debian release and security teams decided to remove MySQL from
stretch against our wishes. We continue to maintain it, but in sid only.

You can use MySQL from jessie, or use sid, or use stretch with an
external repository such as upstream's one, build from source or use
upstream's binaries without packaging. You may be able to use the MySQL
snap on Debian, but it's still experimental at the moment I think. Or
you can use MariaDB, or Ubuntu or some other derivative that chooses to
ship MySQL. Ubuntu's MySQL packaging derives from the Debian packaging
we maintain in sid and is virtually identical.

Those are most of the available options I think.

HTH,

Robie
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