Percona Server -- is xtradb enabled?

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Hi,

I just installed Percona Server on a Debian machine
via: apt-get install percona-server-server

When I start mysqld and try to set one of the new variables
Eg. setting the variable “innodb_expand_import”
shows an error that the variable is unknown.

How can I verify I’m using the xtradb enhancements?

locate percona

doesn’t return anything that resembles the innodb plugin

locate xtradb

returns nothing at all

What am I missing here?
Is the Percona Server daemon still “mysqld”?

I’ve been over the documentation, but I have yet to find a guide that helps you with the setup until your first queries.

Please advise.
Cheers,
Vincent

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How are you setting the variable?

Try running these queries from the mysql console and paste the output here.

SELECT @@version, @@version_comment; SHOW ENGINES;