Linux Ubuntu Server

Accordingly, Ubuntu Server can run as an email server, file server, web server, and samba server. Specific packages include Bind9 and Apache2. Whereas Ubuntu desktop applications are focused for use on the host machine, Ubuntu Server packages concentrate on allowing connectivity with clients as well as security.

• Ubuntu is built on Debian's architecture and infrastructure, and comprises Linux server, desktop and discontinued phone and tablet operating system versions. Ubuntu releases updated versions predictably every six months, and each release receives free support for nine months (eighteen months prior to 13.04) with security fixes, high-impact bug fixes and conservative, substantially beneficial.
• Ubuntu Server is an open source platform that does more than you might think. With its ability to serve as an internal company server or to scale all the way up and out to meet enterprise-level.
• While Ubuntu is best known for bringing desktop Linux to the masses, its server variant is also extremely competitive. Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, has developed LTS (Long Term Support.
• How to Install Ubuntu 20.04 Server; Installing Apache2 in Ubuntu 20.04. First, log into your Ubuntu 20.04 system and update your system packages using the following apt command. $ sudo apt update 2. Once the update process is complete, install the Apache2 web server software as follows. $ sudo apt install apache2.

Applies to:SQL Server (all supported versions) - Linux

In this quickstart, you install SQL Server 2017 on Ubuntu 16.04/18.04. You then connect with sqlcmd to create your first database and run queries.

Tip

This tutorial requires user input and an internet connection. If you are interested in the unattended or offline installation procedures, see Installation guidance for SQL Server on Linux. For a list of supported platforms, see our Release notes.

In this quickstart, you install SQL Server 2019 on Ubuntu 16.04/18.04. You then connect with sqlcmd to create your first database and run queries.

Tip

This tutorial requires user input and an internet connection. If you are interested in the unattended or offline installation procedures, see Installation guidance for SQL Server on Linux. For a list of supported platforms, see our Release notes.

Prerequisites

You must have an Ubuntu 16.04 or 18.04 machine with at least 2 GB of memory.

To install Ubuntu 18.04 on your own machine, go to http://releases.ubuntu.com/bionic/. You can also create Ubuntu virtual machines in Azure. See Create and Manage Linux VMs with the Azure CLI.

Note

At this time, the Windows Subsystem for Linux for Windows 10 is not supported as an installation target.

For other system requirements, see System requirements for SQL Server on Linux.

Note

Ubuntu 18.04 is supported starting with SQL Server 2017 CU20. If you want to use the instructions on this article with Ubuntu 18.04, make sure you use the correct repository path, 18.04 instead of 16.04. Five nights at freddys pictures.

If you are running SQL Server on a lower version, the configuration is possible with modifications.

You must have an Ubuntu 16.04 or 18.04 machine with at least 2 GB of memory.

To install Ubuntu 18.04 on your own machine, go to http://releases.ubuntu.com/bionic/. You can also create Ubuntu virtual machines in Azure. See Create and Manage Linux VMs with the Azure CLI.

Note

At this time, the Windows Subsystem for Linux for Windows 10 is not supported as an installation target.

For other system requirements, see System requirements for SQL Server on Linux.

Install SQL Server

Note

The following commands for SQL Server 2017 points to the Ubuntu 18.04 repository. If you are using Ubuntu 16.04, change the path below to /ubuntu/16.04/ instead of /ubuntu/18.04/.

To configure SQL Server on Ubuntu, run the following commands in a terminal to install the mssql-server package.

1. Import the public repository GPG keys:

2. Register the Microsoft SQL Server Ubuntu repository:

   For Ubuntu 16.04:

   For Ubuntu 18.04:

   Tip

   If you want to install SQL Server 2019 , you must instead register the SQL Server 2019 repository. Use the following command for SQL Server 2019 installations:

   For Ubuntu 16.04:

   For Ubuntu 18.04:

3. Run the following commands to install SQL Server:

4. After the package installation finishes, run mssql-conf setup and follow the prompts to set the SA password and choose your edition.

   Tip

   The following SQL Server 2017 editions are freely licensed: Evaluation, Developer, and Express.

   Note

   Make sure to specify a strong password for the SA account (Minimum length 8 characters, including uppercase and lowercase letters, base 10 digits and/or non-alphanumeric symbols).

5. Once the configuration is done, verify that the service is running:

6. If you plan to connect remotely, you might also need to open the SQL Server TCP port (default 1433) on your firewall.

At this point, SQL Server is running on your Ubuntu machine and is ready to use!

Install SQL Server

Note

The following commands for SQL Server 2019 points to the Ubuntu 18.04 repository. If you are using Ubuntu 16.04, change the path below to /ubuntu/16.04/ instead of /ubuntu/18.04/.

To configure SQL Server on Ubuntu, run the following commands in a terminal to install the mssql-server package.

1. Import the public repository GPG keys:

2. Register the Microsoft SQL Server Ubuntu repository for SQL Server 2019:

   For Ubuntu 16.04:

   For Ubuntu 18.04:

3. Run the following commands to install SQL Server:

4. After the package installation finishes, run mssql-conf setup and follow the prompts to set the SA password and choose your edition.

   Note

   Make sure to specify a strong password for the SA account (Minimum length 8 characters, including uppercase and lowercase letters, base 10 digits and/or non-alphanumeric symbols).

5. Once the configuration is done, verify that the service is running:

6. If you plan to connect remotely, you might also need to open the SQL Server TCP port (default 1433) on your firewall.

At this point, SQL Server 2019 is running on your Ubuntu machine and is ready to use!

Install the SQL Server command-line tools

Prerequisites

You must have an Ubuntu 16.04 or 18.04 machine with at least 2 GB of memory.

To install Ubuntu 18.04 on your own machine, go to http://releases.ubuntu.com/bionic/. You can also create Ubuntu virtual machines in Azure. See Create and Manage Linux VMs with the Azure CLI.

Note

At this time, the Windows Subsystem for Linux for Windows 10 is not supported as an installation target.

For other system requirements, see System requirements for SQL Server on Linux.

Note

Ubuntu 18.04 is supported starting with SQL Server 2017 CU20. If you want to use the instructions on this article with Ubuntu 18.04, make sure you use the correct repository path, 18.04 instead of 16.04. Five nights at freddys pictures.

If you are running SQL Server on a lower version, the configuration is possible with modifications.

You must have an Ubuntu 16.04 or 18.04 machine with at least 2 GB of memory.

To install Ubuntu 18.04 on your own machine, go to http://releases.ubuntu.com/bionic/. You can also create Ubuntu virtual machines in Azure. See Create and Manage Linux VMs with the Azure CLI.

Note

At this time, the Windows Subsystem for Linux for Windows 10 is not supported as an installation target.

For other system requirements, see System requirements for SQL Server on Linux.

Install SQL Server

Note

The following commands for SQL Server 2017 points to the Ubuntu 18.04 repository. If you are using Ubuntu 16.04, change the path below to /ubuntu/16.04/ instead of /ubuntu/18.04/.

To configure SQL Server on Ubuntu, run the following commands in a terminal to install the mssql-server package.

1. Import the public repository GPG keys:

2. Register the Microsoft SQL Server Ubuntu repository:

   For Ubuntu 16.04:

   For Ubuntu 18.04:

   Tip

   If you want to install SQL Server 2019 , you must instead register the SQL Server 2019 repository. Use the following command for SQL Server 2019 installations:

   For Ubuntu 16.04:

   For Ubuntu 18.04:

3. Run the following commands to install SQL Server:

4. After the package installation finishes, run mssql-conf setup and follow the prompts to set the SA password and choose your edition.

   Tip

   The following SQL Server 2017 editions are freely licensed: Evaluation, Developer, and Express.

   Note

   Make sure to specify a strong password for the SA account (Minimum length 8 characters, including uppercase and lowercase letters, base 10 digits and/or non-alphanumeric symbols).

5. Once the configuration is done, verify that the service is running:

6. If you plan to connect remotely, you might also need to open the SQL Server TCP port (default 1433) on your firewall.

At this point, SQL Server is running on your Ubuntu machine and is ready to use!

Install SQL Server

Note

The following commands for SQL Server 2019 points to the Ubuntu 18.04 repository. If you are using Ubuntu 16.04, change the path below to /ubuntu/16.04/ instead of /ubuntu/18.04/.

To configure SQL Server on Ubuntu, run the following commands in a terminal to install the mssql-server package.

1. Import the public repository GPG keys:

2. Register the Microsoft SQL Server Ubuntu repository for SQL Server 2019:

   For Ubuntu 16.04:

   For Ubuntu 18.04:

3. Run the following commands to install SQL Server:

4. After the package installation finishes, run mssql-conf setup and follow the prompts to set the SA password and choose your edition.

   Note

   Make sure to specify a strong password for the SA account (Minimum length 8 characters, including uppercase and lowercase letters, base 10 digits and/or non-alphanumeric symbols).

5. Once the configuration is done, verify that the service is running:

6. If you plan to connect remotely, you might also need to open the SQL Server TCP port (default 1433) on your firewall.

At this point, SQL Server 2019 is running on your Ubuntu machine and is ready to use!

Install the SQL Server command-line tools

To create a database, you need to connect with a tool that can run Transact-SQL statements on the SQL Server. The following steps install the SQL Server command-line tools: sqlcmd and bcp.

Use the following steps to install the mssql-tools on Ubuntu.

1. Import the public repository GPG keys.

2. Register the Microsoft Ubuntu repository.

   For Ubuntu 16.04:

   For Ubuntu 18.04:

3. Update the sources list and run the installation command with the unixODBC developer package. For more information, see Install the Microsoft ODBC driver for SQL Server (Linux).

   Note

   To update to the latest version of mssql-tools run the following commands:

4. Optional: Add /opt/mssql-tools/bin/ to your PATH environment variable in a bash shell.

   To make sqlcmd/bcp accessible from the bash shell for login sessions, modify your PATH in the ~/.bash_profile file with the following command:

   To make sqlcmd/bcp accessible from the bash shell for interactive/non-login sessions, modify the PATH in the ~/.bashrc file with the following command:

Connect locally

The following steps use sqlcmd to locally connect to your new SQL Server instance.

1. Run sqlcmd with parameters for your SQL Server name (-S), the user name (-U), and the password (-P). In this tutorial, you are connecting locally, so the server name is localhost. The user name is SA and the password is the one you provided for the SA account during setup.

   Tip

   You can omit the password on the command line to be prompted to enter it.

   Tip

   If you later decide to connect remotely, specify the machine name or IP address for the -S parameter, and make sure port 1433 is open on your firewall.

2. If successful, you should get to a sqlcmd command prompt: 1>.

3. If you get a connection failure, first attempt to diagnose the problem from the error message. Then review the connection troubleshooting recommendations.

Create and query data

The following sections walk you through using sqlcmd to create a new database, add data, and run a simple query.

Create a new database

The following steps create a new database named TestDB.

1. From the sqlcmd command prompt, paste the following Transact-SQL command to create a test database:

2. On the next line, write a query to return the name of all of the databases on your server:

3. The previous two commands were not executed immediately. You must type GO on a new line to execute the previous commands:

Tip

To learn more about writing Transact-SQL statements and queries, see Tutorial: Writing Transact-SQL Statements.

Insert data

Next create a new table, Inventory, and insert two new rows.

1. From the sqlcmd command prompt, switch context to the new TestDB database:

2. Create new table named Inventory:

3. Insert data into the new table:

4. Type GO to execute the previous commands:

Select data

Now, run a query to return data from the Inventory table.

1. From the sqlcmd command prompt, enter a query that returns rows from the Inventory table where the quantity is greater than 152:

2. Execute the command:

Exit the sqlcmd command prompt

To end your sqlcmd session, type QUIT:

Performance best practices

After installing SQL Server on Linux, review the best practices for configuring Linux and SQL Server to improve performance for production scenarios. For more information, see Performance best practices and configuration guidelines for SQL Server on Linux.

Cross-platform data tools

In addition to sqlcmd, you can use the following cross-platform tools to manage SQL Server:

Connecting from Windows

SQL Server tools on Windows connect to SQL Server instances on Linux in the same way they would connect to any remote SQL Server instance.

If you have a Windows machine that can connect to your Linux machine, try the same steps in this topic from a Windows command-prompt running sqlcmd. Just verify that you use the target Linux machine name or IP address rather than localhost, and make sure that TCP port 1433 is open. If you have any problems connecting from Windows, see connection troubleshooting recommendations.

For other tools that run on Windows but connect to SQL Server on Linux, see:

Other deployment scenarios

For other installation scenarios, see the following resources:

• Upgrade: Learn how to upgrade an existing installation of SQL Server on Linux
• Uninstall: Uninstall SQL Server on Linux
• Unattended install: Learn how to script the installation without prompts
• Offline install: Learn how to manually download the packages for offline installation

Ubuntu As A Server

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For answers to frequently asked questions, see the SQL Server on Linux FAQ.

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