How To Install Percona MySQL Server 8 on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8
Update the system first:
Add Percona YUM repository
sudo yum install https://repo.percona.com/yum/percona-release-latest.noarch.rpm
Enable repository for MySQL 8.0
sudo percona-release setup ps80
When prompted, allow disabling the RHEL 8 MySQL module.
Install Percona Server for MySQL 8.0
sudo yum install percona-server-server percona-toolkit
sudo percona-release enable-only tools release
sudo yum install percona-xtrabackup-80
Start and secure Percona MySQL Server
sudo systemctl enable mysqld
sudo systemctl start mysqld
Find generated root temporary password
sudo grep "temporary password" /var/log/mysqld.log
Then run the secure installation:
mysql_secure_installation