Download it from https://dev.mysql.com/downloads and start the installer. For the most part it is a Next Next Finish process. Pay attention what server you choose; 8.0 is the newest at the time of this writing but a lot of 5.7 installations are still in production.
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Choose Custom for Setup type
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Select the database server “MySQL Server 8.0.28 – x64” and select “MySQL Workbench 8.0.28 – X64”.
Press Next
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Press Execute
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Installation succeeded.
Press Next.
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Press Next
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Leave everything default for your development computer.
Press Next
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Leave Authentication Method default.
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Specify your root password and press Next.
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Leave everything default.
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Press Execute.
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Press Next.
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Press Finish.