(metapackage depending on the latest version) This is an empty package that depends on the current "best" version of percona-server-server (currently percona-server-server-5.6), as determined by the Percona Server maintainers. Install this package if in doubt about which Percona Server version you need. That will install the version recommended by the package maintainers.

Percona Server is a fast, stable and true multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server. SQL (Structured Query Language) is the most popular database query language in the world. The main goals of Percona Server are speed, robustness and ease of use.