Credential access
Reads database passwords, option files, socket paths, and environment credentials.
brew
Install mysql@8.0 with Homebrew, apt, dnf, apk, chocolatey, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper
Open source relational database management system. Version 8.0.46 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-07.
agent safety
Agent safety answer
mysql@8.0 provides MySQL client/server tooling with database mutation authority.
Remote mutation
Can alter, drop, import, or export databases.
Publish/artifact risk
Can create dumps or imports containing sensitive data.
Recommended control
Gate destructive SQL, dumps, imports, and credential file access.
Agent-use guidance
Allow safe metadata queries; require approval for writes, exports, and credential reads.
install
Additional install commands
macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install mysql@8.0local Homebrew formula metadata
Linux
Ubuntu aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libmysqlclient-devUbuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · libmysqlclient-dev · source: archive.ubuntu.com
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install mysql8.0Fedora Rawhide package metadata · mysql8.0 · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add mysqlAlpine Linux edge package indexes · mysql · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libmysql++-devDebian stable package indexes · libmysql++-dev · source: deb.debian.org
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S mariadbArch Linux sync databases · mariadb · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install mariadbopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · mariadb · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install mysqlChocolatey community package catalog · mysql · source: community.chocolatey.org
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/mysqlScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/mysql.json · source: api.github.com
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id Oracle.MySQL -eWindows Package Manager source index · Oracle.MySQL · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Open source relational database management system
Project links
Commands and aliases
No executable aliases were found in the local package database.
history
Project history and usage
MySQL 8.0 is the long-lived 8.0 series of Oracle's MySQL Server. Its release notes trace the series from development milestone 8.0.0 on September 12, 2016, through general-availability 8.0.11 on April 19, 2018. The 8.0 reference manual lists major technical changes that made the series a substantial upgrade over 5.7, including a transactional data dictionary, atomic DDL, automatic upgrade work formerly handled by `mysql_upgrade`, roles, `caching_sha2_password` as the preferred/default authentication plugin, utf8mb4 as the default character set, common table expressions, window functions, JSON enhancements, invisible indexes, descending indexes, resource groups, and other optimizer, security, and InnoDB work.
How it is used
The package-manager role of `mysql@8.0` is preservation: it lets Homebrew users install the 8.0 branch separately from the unversioned `mysql` formula and from `mysql@8.4`. Homebrew marks the formula deprecated, keg-only, and tied to the 8.0.46 stable build, which matches Oracle's 8.0 release-notes line that covers changes through 8.0.46. It is useful where an application, connector, authentication behavior, upgrade path, or production compatibility policy still depends on the 8.0 series rather than the 8.4 LTS or newer Innovation/LTS model.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for mysql@8.0. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 9 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 3 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.my.cnf
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.my.cnf
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| No executable data was present. | |||
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version8.0.46
manager updated2026-07-07
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/mysql/mysql-server
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/mysql/mysql-servernone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:mysql@8.0 |
|---|---|
| Version | 8.0.46 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mysql@8.0 |
| Homepage | https://github.com/mysql/mysql-server |
| Repository | https://github.com/mysql/mysql-server |
| Upstream docs | https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en |
| License | GPL-2.0-only WITH Universal-FOSS-exception-1.0 |
| Source archive | https://cdn.mysql.com/Downloads/MySQL-8.0/mysql-boost-8.0.46.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-07T06:57:50Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | abseil, icu4c@78, libevent, libfido2, lz4, openssl@3, protobuf, zlib-ng-compat, zstd |
| Build dependencies | bison, cmake, pkgconf |
| Uses from macOS | curl, cyrus-sasl, libedit |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | declared |
| Caveats | A "/etc/my.cnf" or "/etc/mysql/my.cnf" from another install may interfere with a Homebrew-built server starting up correctly. We've installed your MySQL database without a root password. To secure it run: mysql_secure_installation MySQL is configured to only allow connections from localhost by default To connect run: mysql -u root |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | mysql@8.0 |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 2 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | yes |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | yes |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Ubuntu apt95%
libmysqlclient-dev 8.0.36-2ubuntu3
MySQL database development files
sudo apt install libmysqlclient-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mysql-8.0
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mysql 8 0
Ubuntu apt95%
libmysqlclient21 8.0.36-2ubuntu3
MySQL database client library
sudo apt install libmysqlclient21- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mysql-8.0
- 7 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mysql 8 0
Ubuntu apt95%
mysql-client 8.0.36-2ubuntu3
MySQL database client (metapackage depending on the latest version)
sudo apt install mysql-client- Section: database
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: mysql-8.0
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mysql 8 0
Ubuntu apt95%
mysql-client-8.0 8.0.36-2ubuntu3
MySQL database client binaries
sudo apt install mysql-client-8.0- Section: database
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mysql-8.0
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mysql 8 0
Ubuntu apt95%
mysql-client-core-8.0 8.0.36-2ubuntu3
MySQL database core client binaries
sudo apt install mysql-client-core-8.0- Section: database
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mysql-8.0
- 8 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mysql 8 0
Ubuntu apt95%
mysql-router 8.0.36-2ubuntu3
route connections from MySQL clients to MySQL servers
https://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql-router/8.0/en/
sudo apt install mysql-router- Section: universe/database
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mysql-8.0
- 12 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mysql 8 0
Ubuntu apt95%
mysql-server 8.0.36-2ubuntu3
MySQL database server (metapackage depending on the latest version)
sudo apt install mysql-server- Section: database
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: mysql-8.0
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mysql 8 0
Ubuntu apt95%
mysql-server-8.0 8.0.36-2ubuntu3
MySQL database server binaries and system database setup
sudo apt install mysql-server-8.0- Section: database
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mysql-8.0
- 9 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 4 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mysql 8 0
Ubuntu apt95%
mysql-server-core-8.0 8.0.36-2ubuntu3
MySQL database server binaries
sudo apt install mysql-server-core-8.0- Section: database
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mysql-8.0
- 15 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mysql 8 0
Ubuntu apt95%
mysql-source-8.0 8.0.36-2ubuntu3
MySQL source
sudo apt install mysql-source-8.0- Section: universe/database
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mysql-8.0
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mysql 8 0
Ubuntu apt95%
mysql-testsuite 8.0.36-2ubuntu3
MySQL regression tests
sudo apt install mysql-testsuite- Section: universe/database
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: mysql-8.0
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mysql 8 0
Ubuntu apt95%
mysql-testsuite-8.0 8.0.36-2ubuntu3
MySQL 8.0 testsuite
sudo apt install mysql-testsuite-8.0- Section: universe/database
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: mysql-8.0
- 13 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mysql 8 0
dnf92%
mysql8.0 8.0.46-1.fc45
MySQL client programs and shared libraries
sudo dnf install mysql8.0- License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-only AND BSL-1.0 AND BSD-2-Clause
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: mysql8.0
- 16 dependencies
- 3 provides
- package manager index match
- Matched by: Mysql8 0
dnf92%
mysql8.0-common 8.0.46-1.fc45
The shared files required for MySQL server and client
sudo dnf install mysql8.0-common- License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-only AND BSL-1.0 AND BSD-2-Clause
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: mysql8.0
- 1 dependencies
- 2 provides
- package manager index match
- Matched by: Mysql8 0
dnf92%
mysql8.0-devel 8.0.46-1.fc45
Files for development of MySQL applications
sudo dnf install mysql8.0-devel- License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-only AND BSL-1.0 AND BSD-2-Clause
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: mysql8.0
- 8 dependencies
- 3 provides
- package manager index match
- Matched by: Mysql8 0
dnf92%
mysql8.0-errmsg 8.0.46-1.fc45
The error messages files required by MySQL server
sudo dnf install mysql8.0-errmsg- License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-only AND BSL-1.0 AND BSD-2-Clause
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: mysql8.0
- 1 dependencies
- 2 provides
- package manager index match
- Matched by: Mysql8 0
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Nucleus package database
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated agent safety answer
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment