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+# This is a cross-platform list tracking distribution packages needed by tests;
+# see http://docs.openstack.org/infra/bindep/ for additional information.
+
+mysql-client [platform:dpkg]
+mysql-server [platform:dpkg]
+postgresql
+postgresql-client [platform:dpkg]
+postgresql-server [platform:rpm]