Verify Package Integrity

• After downloading the appropriate MySQL package and before installing it, make sure the package has not been tampered with.

• MySQL AB offers three means of integrity checking:
  • MD5 checksums
  • Cryptographic signatures using GnuPG, the GNU Privacy Guard
  • For RPM packages, the built-in RPM integrity verification mechanism

• If the MD5 checksum or GPG signatures do not match, try to download the package one more time.
  • Try from another mirror site.

How do I verify the MD5 checksum?

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