# Install Percona XtraBackup 8.0

We recommend that you install Percona XtraBackup 8.0 from the official Percona software repositories using the appropriate package manager for your system:

* [Use an APT repo to install Percona XtraBackup](./installation/apt_repo.md)

* [Use a YUM repo to install Percona XtraBackup](./installation/yum_repo.md)

## Installation alternatives

Percona also provides the following methods:

* [Use DEB or RPM downloaded packages to install Percona XtraBackup](./installation/deb-rpm-packages.md)

* [Install Percona XtraBackup from a Binary Tarball](./installation/binary-tarball.md) with all the required files and binaries for a manual installation

* [Compile and install Percona XtraBackup from source code](./installation/compiling_xtrabackup.md)

* [Run Percona XtraBackup in a Docker container](./installation/docker.md)

Before installing Percona XtraBackup with any of these methods, we recommend that you review the [release notes](./release-notes.md)