Request for Stable .deb Packages for MySQL 8.0+ on Arm64 (Debian/Ubuntu)

[ranimandepudi]

Hello team,

As adoption of Arm64 (AArch64) platforms continues to grow across cloud and edge environments, many open-source projects—including Vitess—are actively working to support Arm64 alongside Amd64. However, one current limitation is the lack of official stable .deb packages for MySQL 8.0+ on Debian and Ubuntu for the Arm64 architecture.

Current Status

•	Oracle provides .tar.gz binaries for Arm64 (Oracle Linux, RHEL, macOS M1/2/3)
•	MySQL 8.0 is available in Debian SID (mysql-server-8.0 for Arm64):https://packages.debian.org/sid/arm64/mysql-server-8.0
•	But there are no official .deb packages for Arm64 in Debian Stable or Ubuntu LTS (20.04 / 22.04)

Why This Matters

Projects like Vitess, which rely on .deb-based installation workflows, cannot achieve full architecture parity unless:
• They switch MySQL flavors (e.g., to Percona)
• Or manually repackage .tar.gz into .deb format (adds long-term maintenance overhead)

Having an official .deb for Arm64 would:

•	Improve cross-platform parity
•	Enable multi-arch Docker images with consistent setup
•	Eliminate dependency on unstable sid builds

Request:

We kindly request the MySQL team to consider:
• Publishing official .deb builds for MySQL 8.0+ on Arm64 for Debian/Ubuntu LTS platforms
• Or sharing best practices for building .deb packages from Oracle’s Arm64 tarballs that match current layout and behavior

Related Work:

We’re collaborating with the Vitess community to enable official Arm64 support!

Thank you for your time and for supporting the growing needs of the Arm64 ecosystem.

• Rani Chowdary M, Arm

[tianon]

Unfortunately, we merely maintain the images of upstream's packages at https://hub.docker.com/_/mysql -- we have no control over nor influence in what packages upstream builds/publishes (as we're merely consumers). You'll want to request this from MySQL upstream instead.