Which MacBook Air model do you have? There are two different versions of MySQL, each optimized for the architectures in your Mac that may vary depending on when your Mac was introduced. You can check which model of Mac you have by going to About This Mac… from the Apple menu (). For the purpose of distinguishing whether your Mac is based on Intel or Apple Silicon, you can also look at the Fn key located at the bottom-left most key on your keyboard.
Identify your MacBook Air model - Apple Support
You should use mysql…arm64 if your MacBook Air was introduced in 2020 or later, excluding MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020). These models have a globe icon on the bottom-left most key on the keyboard.
You should mysql…x86_64 if your MacBook Air was introduced between 2008 and 2019, or if you have MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020). These models do not have a globe icon on the bottom-left most key on the keyboard.
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