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      2.4 Installing MySQL on macOS
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       2.4.1 General Notes on Installing MySQL on macOS
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       2.4.2 Installing MySQL on macOS Using Native Packages
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       2.4.3 Installing and Using the MySQL Launch Daemon
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       2.4.4 Installing and Using the MySQL Preference Pane
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   For a list of macOS versions that the MySQL server supports, see
   <a class="ulink" href="https://www.mysql.com/support/supportedplatforms/database.html" target="_blank">
    https://www.mysql.com/support/supportedplatforms/database.html
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   MySQL for macOS is available in a number of different forms:
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      Native Package Installer, which uses the native macOS installer
        (DMG) to walk you through the installation of MySQL. For more
        information, see
      <a class="xref" href="macos-installation-pkg.html" title="2.4.2 Installing MySQL on macOS Using Native Packages">
       Section 2.4.2, “Installing MySQL on macOS Using Native Packages”
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      . You
        can use the package installer with macOS. The user you use to
        perform the installation must have administrator privileges.
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      Compressed TAR archive, which uses a file packaged using the
        Unix
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        tar
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      and
      <span class="command">
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        gzip
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      commands. To use this method, you need to open a
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        Terminal
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      window. You do not need
        administrator privileges using this method; you can install the
        MySQL server anywhere using this method. For more information on
        using this method, you can use the generic instructions for
        using a tarball,
      <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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      In addition to the core installation, the Package Installer also
        includes
      <a class="xref" href="macos-installation-launchd.html" title="2.4.3 Installing and Using the MySQL Launch Daemon">
       Section 2.4.3, “Installing and Using the MySQL Launch Daemon”
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      and
      <a class="xref" href="macos-installation-prefpane.html" title="2.4.4 Installing and Using the MySQL Preference Pane">
       Section 2.4.4, “Installing and Using the MySQL Preference Pane”
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      to simplify the
        management of your installation.
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   For additional information on using MySQL on macOS, see
   <a class="xref" href="macos-installation-notes.html" title="2.4.1 General Notes on Installing MySQL on macOS">
    Section 2.4.1, “General Notes on Installing MySQL on macOS”
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