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How to Install MySQL Enterprise Server 5.7 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

If you have already Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (RHEL 7) or CentOS 7 in use you probably found out, that it is not that easy to install MySQL Enterprise Server because there are already pre-installed MariaDB 5.5 libraries:

shell> yum localinstall mysql-commercial-client-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64.rpm mysql-commercial-libs-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64.rpm mysql-commercial-server-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64.rpm mysql-commercial-common-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Examining mysql-commercial-client-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64.rpm: mysql-commercial-client-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64
Marking mysql-commercial-client-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64.rpm to be installed
Examining mysql-commercial-libs-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64.rpm: mysql-commercial-libs-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64
Marking mysql-commercial-libs-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64.rpm to be installed
Examining mysql-commercial-server-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64.rpm: mysql-commercial-server-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64
Marking mysql-commercial-server-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64.rpm to be installed
Examining mysql-commercial-common-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64.rpm: mysql-commercial-common-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64
Marking mysql-commercial-common-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64.rpm to be installed
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package mariadb-libs.x86_64 1:5.5.50-1.el7_2 will be obsoleted
--> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.18()(64bit) for package: 2:postfix-2.10.1-6.el7.x86_64
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * base: wftp.tu-chemnitz.de
 * extras: wftp.tu-chemnitz.de
 * updates: mirror.rackspeed.de
--> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.18(libmysqlclient_18)(64bit) for package: 2:postfix-2.10.1-6.el7.x86_64
---> Package mysql-commercial-client.x86_64 0:5.7.16-1.1.el7 will be installed
---> Package mysql-commercial-common.x86_64 0:5.7.16-1.1.el7 will be installed
---> Package mysql-commercial-libs.x86_64 0:5.7.16-1.1.el7 will be obsoleting
---> Package mysql-commercial-server.x86_64 0:5.7.16-1.1.el7 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: /usr/bin/perl for package: mysql-commercial-server-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libaio.so.1(LIBAIO_0.1)(64bit) for package: mysql-commercial-server-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libaio.so.1(LIBAIO_0.4)(64bit) for package: mysql-commercial-server-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: net-tools for package: mysql-commercial-server-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Getopt::Long) for package: mysql-commercial-server-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(strict) for package: mysql-commercial-server-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libaio.so.1()(64bit) for package: mysql-commercial-server-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64
--> Running transaction check
---> Package libaio.x86_64 0:0.3.109-13.el7 will be installed
---> Package mariadb-libs.x86_64 1:5.5.50-1.el7_2 will be obsoleted
--> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.18()(64bit) for package: 2:postfix-2.10.1-6.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.18(libmysqlclient_18)(64bit) for package: 2:postfix-2.10.1-6.el7.x86_64
---> Package net-tools.x86_64 0:2.0-0.17.20131004git.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl.x86_64 4:5.16.3-286.el7 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: perl-libs = 4:5.16.3-286.el7 for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Socket) >= 1.3 for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Scalar::Util) >= 1.10 for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl-macros for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl-libs for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(threads::shared) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(threads) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(constant) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Time::Local) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Time::HiRes) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Storable) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Socket) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Scalar::Util) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Pod::Simple::XHTML) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Pod::Simple::Search) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Filter::Util::Call) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(File::Temp) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(File::Spec::Unix) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(File::Spec::Functions) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(File::Spec) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(File::Path) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Exporter) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Cwd) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Carp) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libperl.so()(64bit) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
---> Package perl-Getopt-Long.noarch 0:2.40-2.el7 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Pod::Usage) >= 1.14 for package: perl-Getopt-Long-2.40-2.el7.noarch
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Text::ParseWords) for package: perl-Getopt-Long-2.40-2.el7.noarch
--> Running transaction check
---> Package mariadb-libs.x86_64 1:5.5.50-1.el7_2 will be obsoleted
--> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.18()(64bit) for package: 2:postfix-2.10.1-6.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.18(libmysqlclient_18)(64bit) for package: 2:postfix-2.10.1-6.el7.x86_64
---> Package perl-Carp.noarch 0:1.26-244.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-Exporter.noarch 0:5.68-3.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-File-Path.noarch 0:2.09-2.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-File-Temp.noarch 0:0.23.01-3.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-Filter.x86_64 0:1.49-3.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-PathTools.x86_64 0:3.40-5.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-Pod-Simple.noarch 1:3.28-4.el7 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Pod::Escapes) >= 1.04 for package: 1:perl-Pod-Simple-3.28-4.el7.noarch
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Encode) for package: 1:perl-Pod-Simple-3.28-4.el7.noarch
---> Package perl-Pod-Usage.noarch 0:1.63-3.el7 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Pod::Text) >= 3.15 for package: perl-Pod-Usage-1.63-3.el7.noarch
--> Processing Dependency: perl-Pod-Perldoc for package: perl-Pod-Usage-1.63-3.el7.noarch
---> Package perl-Scalar-List-Utils.x86_64 0:1.27-248.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-Socket.x86_64 0:2.010-3.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-Storable.x86_64 0:2.45-3.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-Text-ParseWords.noarch 0:3.29-4.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-Time-HiRes.x86_64 4:1.9725-3.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-Time-Local.noarch 0:1.2300-2.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-constant.noarch 0:1.27-2.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-libs.x86_64 4:5.16.3-286.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-macros.x86_64 4:5.16.3-286.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-threads.x86_64 0:1.87-4.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-threads-shared.x86_64 0:1.43-6.el7 will be installed
--> Running transaction check
---> Package mariadb-libs.x86_64 1:5.5.50-1.el7_2 will be obsoleted
--> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.18()(64bit) for package: 2:postfix-2.10.1-6.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.18(libmysqlclient_18)(64bit) for package: 2:postfix-2.10.1-6.el7.x86_64
---> Package perl-Encode.x86_64 0:2.51-7.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-Pod-Escapes.noarch 1:1.04-286.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-Pod-Perldoc.noarch 0:3.20-4.el7 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: perl(parent) for package: perl-Pod-Perldoc-3.20-4.el7.noarch
--> Processing Dependency: perl(HTTP::Tiny) for package: perl-Pod-Perldoc-3.20-4.el7.noarch
---> Package perl-podlators.noarch 0:2.5.1-3.el7 will be installed
--> Running transaction check
---> Package mariadb-libs.x86_64 1:5.5.50-1.el7_2 will be obsoleted
--> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.18()(64bit) for package: 2:postfix-2.10.1-6.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libmysqlclient.so.18(libmysqlclient_18)(64bit) for package: 2:postfix-2.10.1-6.el7.x86_64
---> Package perl-HTTP-Tiny.noarch 0:0.033-3.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-parent.noarch 1:0.225-244.el7 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: Package: 2:postfix-2.10.1-6.el7.x86_64 (@anaconda)
           Requires: libmysqlclient.so.18(libmysqlclient_18)(64bit)
           Removing: 1:mariadb-libs-5.5.50-1.el7_2.x86_64 (@updates)
               libmysqlclient.so.18(libmysqlclient_18)(64bit)
           Obsoleted By: mysql-commercial-libs-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64 (/mysql-commercial-libs-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64)
               Not found
           Available: 1:mariadb-libs-5.5.44-2.el7.centos.x86_64 (base)
               libmysqlclient.so.18(libmysqlclient_18)(64bit)
           Available: 1:mariadb-libs-5.5.47-1.el7_2.x86_64 (updates)
               libmysqlclient.so.18(libmysqlclient_18)(64bit)
Error: Package: 2:postfix-2.10.1-6.el7.x86_64 (@anaconda)
           Requires: libmysqlclient.so.18()(64bit)
           Removing: 1:mariadb-libs-5.5.50-1.el7_2.x86_64 (@updates)
               libmysqlclient.so.18()(64bit)
           Obsoleted By: mysql-commercial-libs-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64 (/mysql-commercial-libs-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64)
              ~libmysqlclient.so.20()(64bit)
           Available: 1:mariadb-libs-5.5.44-2.el7.centos.x86_64 (base)
               libmysqlclient.so.18()(64bit)
           Available: 1:mariadb-libs-5.5.47-1.el7_2.x86_64 (updates)
               libmysqlclient.so.18()(64bit)
 You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
 You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest

You can remove postfix and mariadb-libs but this will most probably cause you troubles sooner or later:

shell> yum remove postfix mariadb-libs
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package mariadb-libs.x86_64 1:5.5.50-1.el7_2 will be erased
---> Package postfix.x86_64 2:2.10.1-6.el7 will be erased
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

==========================================================================================================================================================================================
 Package                                       Arch                                    Version                                           Repository                                  Size
==========================================================================================================================================================================================
Removing:
 mariadb-libs                                  x86_64                                  1:5.5.50-1.el7_2                                  @updates                                   4.4 M
 postfix                                       x86_64                                  2:2.10.1-6.el7                                    @anaconda                                   12 M

Transaction Summary
==========================================================================================================================================================================================
Remove  2 Packages

Installed size: 17 M
Is this ok [y/N]: n

If you look at the MySQL Installation Guide: Installing MySQL on Linux Using RPM Packages from Oracle it is unfortunately not really very well documented how to install MySQL Enterprise Server: "using rpm -Uvh instead makes the installation process more prone to failure, due to potential dependency issues the installation process might run into".

So the correct way to install MySQL Enterprise Server 5.7 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (RHEL7) or CentOS 7 is as follows:

shell> rpm --upgrade -vh mysql-commercial-libs-compat-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64.rpm mysql-commercial-libs-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64.rpm mysql-commercial-common-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64.rpm

shell> yum localinstall mysql-commercial-server-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64.rpm mysql-commercial-client-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64.rpm
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Examining mysql-commercial-server-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64.rpm: mysql-commercial-server-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64
Marking mysql-commercial-server-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64.rpm to be installed
Examining mysql-commercial-client-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64.rpm: mysql-commercial-client-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64
Marking mysql-commercial-client-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64.rpm to be installed
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package mysql-commercial-client.x86_64 0:5.7.16-1.1.el7 will be installed
---> Package mysql-commercial-server.x86_64 0:5.7.16-1.1.el7 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: /usr/bin/perl for package: mysql-commercial-server-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * base: wftp.tu-chemnitz.de
 * extras: wftp.tu-chemnitz.de
 * updates: mirror.rackspeed.de
--> Processing Dependency: libaio.so.1(LIBAIO_0.1)(64bit) for package: mysql-commercial-server-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libaio.so.1(LIBAIO_0.4)(64bit) for package: mysql-commercial-server-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: net-tools for package: mysql-commercial-server-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Getopt::Long) for package: mysql-commercial-server-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(strict) for package: mysql-commercial-server-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libaio.so.1()(64bit) for package: mysql-commercial-server-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64
--> Running transaction check
---> Package libaio.x86_64 0:0.3.109-13.el7 will be installed
---> Package net-tools.x86_64 0:2.0-0.17.20131004git.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl.x86_64 4:5.16.3-286.el7 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: perl-libs = 4:5.16.3-286.el7 for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Socket) >= 1.3 for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Scalar::Util) >= 1.10 for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl-macros for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl-libs for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(threads::shared) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(threads) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(constant) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Time::Local) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Time::HiRes) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Storable) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Socket) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Scalar::Util) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Pod::Simple::XHTML) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Pod::Simple::Search) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Filter::Util::Call) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(File::Temp) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(File::Spec::Unix) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(File::Spec::Functions) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(File::Spec) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(File::Path) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Exporter) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Cwd) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Carp) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libperl.so()(64bit) for package: 4:perl-5.16.3-286.el7.x86_64
---> Package perl-Getopt-Long.noarch 0:2.40-2.el7 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Pod::Usage) >= 1.14 for package: perl-Getopt-Long-2.40-2.el7.noarch
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Text::ParseWords) for package: perl-Getopt-Long-2.40-2.el7.noarch
--> Running transaction check
---> Package perl-Carp.noarch 0:1.26-244.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-Exporter.noarch 0:5.68-3.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-File-Path.noarch 0:2.09-2.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-File-Temp.noarch 0:0.23.01-3.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-Filter.x86_64 0:1.49-3.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-PathTools.x86_64 0:3.40-5.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-Pod-Simple.noarch 1:3.28-4.el7 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Pod::Escapes) >= 1.04 for package: 1:perl-Pod-Simple-3.28-4.el7.noarch
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Encode) for package: 1:perl-Pod-Simple-3.28-4.el7.noarch
---> Package perl-Pod-Usage.noarch 0:1.63-3.el7 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: perl(Pod::Text) >= 3.15 for package: perl-Pod-Usage-1.63-3.el7.noarch
--> Processing Dependency: perl-Pod-Perldoc for package: perl-Pod-Usage-1.63-3.el7.noarch
---> Package perl-Scalar-List-Utils.x86_64 0:1.27-248.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-Socket.x86_64 0:2.010-3.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-Storable.x86_64 0:2.45-3.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-Text-ParseWords.noarch 0:3.29-4.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-Time-HiRes.x86_64 4:1.9725-3.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-Time-Local.noarch 0:1.2300-2.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-constant.noarch 0:1.27-2.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-libs.x86_64 4:5.16.3-286.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-macros.x86_64 4:5.16.3-286.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-threads.x86_64 0:1.87-4.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-threads-shared.x86_64 0:1.43-6.el7 will be installed
--> Running transaction check
---> Package perl-Encode.x86_64 0:2.51-7.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-Pod-Escapes.noarch 1:1.04-286.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-Pod-Perldoc.noarch 0:3.20-4.el7 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: perl(parent) for package: perl-Pod-Perldoc-3.20-4.el7.noarch
--> Processing Dependency: perl(HTTP::Tiny) for package: perl-Pod-Perldoc-3.20-4.el7.noarch
---> Package perl-podlators.noarch 0:2.5.1-3.el7 will be installed
--> Running transaction check
---> Package perl-HTTP-Tiny.noarch 0:0.033-3.el7 will be installed
---> Package perl-parent.noarch 1:0.225-244.el7 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

==========================================================================================================================================================================================
 Package                                    Arch                      Version                                     Repository                                                         Size
==========================================================================================================================================================================================
Installing:
 mysql-commercial-client                    x86_64                    5.7.16-1.1.el7                              /mysql-commercial-client-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64                     94 M
 mysql-commercial-server                    x86_64                    5.7.16-1.1.el7                              /mysql-commercial-server-5.7.16-1.1.el7.x86_64                    721 M
Installing for dependencies:
 libaio                                     x86_64                    0.3.109-13.el7                              base                                                               24 k
 net-tools                                  x86_64                    2.0-0.17.20131004git.el7                    base                                                              304 k
 perl                                       x86_64                    4:5.16.3-286.el7                            base                                                              8.0 M
 perl-Carp                                  noarch                    1.26-244.el7                                base                                                               19 k
 perl-Encode                                x86_64                    2.51-7.el7                                  base                                                              1.5 M
 perl-Exporter                              noarch                    5.68-3.el7                                  base                                                               28 k
 perl-File-Path                             noarch                    2.09-2.el7                                  base                                                               26 k
 perl-File-Temp                             noarch                    0.23.01-3.el7                               base                                                               56 k
 perl-Filter                                x86_64                    1.49-3.el7                                  base                                                               76 k
 perl-Getopt-Long                           noarch                    2.40-2.el7                                  base                                                               56 k
 perl-HTTP-Tiny                             noarch                    0.033-3.el7                                 base                                                               38 k
 perl-PathTools                             x86_64                    3.40-5.el7                                  base                                                               82 k
 perl-Pod-Escapes                           noarch                    1:1.04-286.el7                              base                                                               50 k
 perl-Pod-Perldoc                           noarch                    3.20-4.el7                                  base                                                               87 k
 perl-Pod-Simple                            noarch                    1:3.28-4.el7                                base                                                              216 k
 perl-Pod-Usage                             noarch                    1.63-3.el7                                  base                                                               27 k
 perl-Scalar-List-Utils                     x86_64                    1.27-248.el7                                base                                                               36 k
 perl-Socket                                x86_64                    2.010-3.el7                                 base                                                               49 k
 perl-Storable                              x86_64                    2.45-3.el7                                  base                                                               77 k
 perl-Text-ParseWords                       noarch                    3.29-4.el7                                  base                                                               14 k
 perl-Time-HiRes                            x86_64                    4:1.9725-3.el7                              base                                                               45 k
 perl-Time-Local                            noarch                    1.2300-2.el7                                base                                                               24 k
 perl-constant                              noarch                    1.27-2.el7                                  base                                                               19 k
 perl-libs                                  x86_64                    4:5.16.3-286.el7                            base                                                              687 k
 perl-macros                                x86_64                    4:5.16.3-286.el7                            base                                                               43 k
 perl-parent                                noarch                    1:0.225-244.el7                             base                                                               12 k
 perl-podlators                             noarch                    2.5.1-3.el7                                 base                                                              112 k
 perl-threads                               x86_64                    1.87-4.el7                                  base                                                               49 k
 perl-threads-shared                        x86_64                    1.43-6.el7                                  base                                                               39 k

Transaction Summary
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Install  2 Packages (+29 Dependent packages)

Total size: 826 M
Total download size: 12 M
Installed size: 852 M
Is this ok [y/d/N]: y

Further information you can find in the slides of my colleague Jörg Brühe: MySQL selection also against the distribution he presented at FrOSCon 2016.

Comments

The same should apply for the MySQL 5.7 Community Server...
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With 5.7.15 we had some strange installation errors which disappeared with 5.7.16. Further we found, that 5.7.15 still uses SysV init scripts and 5.7.16 has switched to SystemD...
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