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      2.1 General Installation Guidance
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       2.1.1 Supported Platforms
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       2.1.2 Which MySQL Version and Distribution to Install
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       2.1.3 How to Get MySQL
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       2.1.4 Verifying Package Integrity Using MD5 Checksums or GnuPG
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       2.1.5 Installation Layouts
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       2.1.6 Compiler-Specific Build Characteristics
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   The immediately following sections contain the information necessary
    to choose, download, and verify your distribution. The instructions
    in later sections of the chapter describe how to install the
    distribution that you choose. For binary distributions, see the
    instructions at
   <a class="xref" href="binary-installation.html" title="2.2 Installing MySQL on Unix/Linux Using Generic Binaries">
    Section 2.2, “Installing MySQL on Unix/Linux Using Generic Binaries”
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    corresponding section for your platform if available. To build MySQL
    from source, use the instructions in
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    Section 2.8, “Installing MySQL from Source”
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