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How To Install SQL Server On Linux (Ubuntu and CenOS - RHEL)

This document provides steps to install SQL Server on both Ubuntu and CentOS/RHEL Linux distributions. For Ubuntu, it describes adding the SQL Server repository, installing SQL Server, configuring it which includes setting the administrator password, and verifying the installation. For CentOS/RHEL, the steps are similar, adding the SQL Server repository, installing SQL Server, configuring including setting the password, and verifying. It also covers installing the SQL Server command line tools.

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How To Install SQL Server On Linux (Ubuntu and CenOS - RHEL)

This document provides steps to install SQL Server on both Ubuntu and CentOS/RHEL Linux distributions. For Ubuntu, it describes adding the SQL Server repository, installing SQL Server, configuring it which includes setting the administrator password, and verifying the installation. For CentOS/RHEL, the steps are similar, adding the SQL Server repository, installing SQL Server, configuring including setting the password, and verifying. It also covers installing the SQL Server command line tools.

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Install SQL Server on Ubuntu


Follow the steps below to install Microsoft SQL Server on Ubuntu:

Step 1: Add Repository Key


1. Import the public repository GPG keys from the Microsoft website by using:

wget -qO- https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | sudo apt-key


add -

2. Once prompted, enter the password for the sudo user. If the process is successful, the output
reads OK.

Step 2: Add SQL Server Repository


1. Add the Microsoft SQL Server repository for SQL Server 2019 with:

sudo add-apt-repository "$(wget -qO- https://packages.microsoft.com/config/


ubuntu/[version]/mssql-server-2019.list)"

In the command above, [version] is the version of Ubuntu you are installing SQL Server on. In
this example, we are using Ubuntu 20.04:

2. Update the repository to the latest version:

sudo apt-get update

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Step 3: Install SQL Server


Use the following command to start the SQL Server 2019 installation process:

sudo apt-get install -y mssql-server

The installation process starts by building a dependency tree of packages that it needs to install
before SQL Server:

The installation then proceeds to download, unpack, and set up the necessary packages:

Step 4: Configure SQL Server


1. Use the following command to start configuring the SQL Server:

sudo /opt/mssql/bin/mssql-conf setup

2. First, the configuration requires you to pick from a list of available editions of SQL Server. We
are using the Developer edition (number 2):

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3. Next, you need to accept the license terms by typing Yes and pressing Enter:

4. Finally, you need to set up an SQL Server system administrator password:

Note: The SQL Server system administrator password must contain at


least one uppercase letter, lowercase letter, a number, and symbol.

5. Verify the installation by checking the mssql service:

systemctl status mssql-server

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Install SQL Server on CentOS 7 and Red Hat


(RHEL)
The steps below install SQL Server 2019 on CentOS 7/Red Hat:

Step 1: Add SQL Server Repository


1. Start by updating the system packages:

sudo yum update -y

2. Add the Microsoft SQL Server 2019 repository with:

sudo curl -o /etc/yum.repos.d/mssql-server.repo https://packages.microsoft.


com/config/rhel/[version]/mssql-server-2019.repo

[version] is the version of CentOS you are installing SQL Server on. In this example, we are
using CentOS 7:

Step 2: Install SQL Server


Start the installation process for Microsoft SQL Server 2019 with:

sudo yum install -y mssql-server

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The installation starts by resolving dependencies before downloading and installing all the required
packages:

Step 3: Configure SQL Server


1. Start the SQL Server configuration tool by using:

sudo /opt/mssql/bin/mssql-conf setup

2. The configuration process prompts you to choose an SQL Server edition, accept the license
terms, and set a server administrator password.

3. Verify the installation by checking the mssql service:

systemctl status mssql-server

Step 4: Install SQL Server Command Line

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1. Add the Microsoft Red Hat repository to allow <a href="https://phoenixnap.com/kb/creat


e-local-yum-repository-centos" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">yum</a
> to install SQL Server command-line tools:

sudo curl -o /etc/yum.repos.d/msprod.repo https://packages.microsoft.com/co


nfig/rhel/7/prod.repo

2. Install the command-line tools by using:

sudo yum install -y mssql-tools unixODBC-devel

3. When prompted, enter Yes and press Enter to accept the license terms.

4. Add /opt/mssql-tools/bin/ to the PATH environment variable by using the following commands:

echo 'export PATH="$PATH:/opt/mssql-tools/bin"' >> ~/.bash_profile

echo 'export PATH="$PATH:/opt/mssql-tools/bin"' >> ~/.bashrc

source ~/.bashrc

5. Start the command-line tool by using:

sqlcmd -S localhost -U SA

6. Type in the server administrator password and hit Enter.

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