This topic provides a walkthrough of how to install SQL Server vNext CTP 1.1 on Ubuntu 16.04 and 16.10.

Note

You need at least 3.25GB of memory to run SQL Server on Linux. SQL Server Engine has only been tested up to 256GB of memory at this time.1

Install SQL Server

To install the mssql-server Package on Ubuntu, follow these steps:

  1. Import the public repository GPG keys:

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    curl https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | sudo apt-key add -

  2. Register the Microsoft SQL Server Ubuntu repository:

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    curl https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/16.04/mssql-server.list | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mssql-server.list

  3. Run the following commands to install SQL Server:

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    sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y mssql-server

  4. After the package installation finishes, run the configuration script and follow the prompts. 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).

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    sudo /opt/mssql/bin/sqlservr-setup

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

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    systemctl status mssql-server

Upgrade SQL Server on Ubuntu

In order to upgrade the mssql-server package, follow these steps:

  1. Update the apt-get repository lists:

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    sudo apt-get update

  2. Re-run the installation command, this will upgrade the specific mssql-server package:

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    sudo apt-get install mssql-server

These commands will download the newest package and replace the binaries located under /opt/mssql/. The user generated databases and system databases will not be affected by this operation.

Uninstall SQL Server on Ubuntu

In order to remove the mssql-server package, follow these steps:

  1. Run the remove command. This will delete the package and remove the files under /opt/mssql/. However, this command will not affect user-generated and system databases.

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    sudo apt-get remove mssql-server

  2. Removing the package will not delete the generated database files. If you want to delete the database files use the following command:

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    sudo rm -rf /var/opt/mssql/