How do I install Microsoft SQL Server for linux (fedora)?

Question

How can I install Microsoft SQL Server for linux (fedora) ? I read about Microsoft® SQL Server® ODBC Driver 1.0 for Linux but haven't understood what is it. I wanted to connect to sql server for the java application operating on linux.

Answer 1

Microsoft® SQL Server® ODBC Driver 1.0 for Linux is a linux driver for native connectivity to an MSSQL Server database.

MSSQL will only run on Windows. MSSQL 2017 onward you can install on linux server.

Answer 2

you can install MSSQL on Linux and on Windows. Solution would be to install Windows as a virtual machine and use the ODBC driver(helps you connect to MSSQL programmatically) which you found and use in linux .

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/52294.sql-server-installation-on-ubuntu.aspx