# Install Percona Server for MySQL

Before installing, review the [Percona Server for MySQL 8.0 Release notes](release-notes/release-notes_index.md).

We gather [Telemetry data] in the Percona packages and Docker images.

We recommend using the repositories that Percona provides to simplify the installation process. The `percona-release` tool makes installing and updating your software and its dependencies easy using your operating system package manager. The Percona Software repositories contain YUM (`RPM` packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and derivatives) and APT (`DEB` packages for Ubuntu and Debian) for Percona software such as Percona Server for MySQL, Percona XtraBackup, and Percona Toolkit.

!!! warning "Percona Tools repository deprecated"

    The Percona Tools repository is deprecated and should not be used.

For more information, see [Percona Software repositories and the percona-release tool].

To get started quickly, use the [Quickstart guide]. You can find instructions for either Docker or installing with a package manager.

Review [Get more help](get-help.md) for ways that we can work with you.

The following guides describe the installation procedures for using the official Percona Software repositories.

* [Install Percona Server for MySQL on Debian and Ubuntu](apt-repo.md)

* [Install Percona Server for MySQL on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and derivatives](yum-repo.md)

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[Telemetry data]: telemetry.md
[Percona Software repositories and the percona-release tool]:percona-release.md
[Quickstart guide]: quickstart-overview.md