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I am not able to install using the online installer. Can anyone point me to where I can find the offline installer? I tried searching with Google gut with no luck.
This is similar but not an offline installer.
How to install localdb separately?
This is the error I encounter repeatedly using the online installer (probably due to the firewall): 
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Microsoft SQL Server Express LocalDB is a feature of SQL Server Express targeted to developers. It is available on SQL Server Express with Advanced Services. LocalDB installation copies a minimal set of files necessary to start the SQL Server Database Engine.
\SQLEXPRESS you are looking for a named instance of SQL Server called "SQLEXPRESS" that is on your local machine and connected to via a shared memory interface (that's what the dot is). Local DB is a deployment option for SQL Express that runs as an attached process to another application, instead of as a service.
Go to this page: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sql-server/sql-server-editions-express
Click the download link to download and launch the 5 MB installer.
In the Installer, select "Download Media"
Direct URL: https://download.microsoft.com/download/9/0/7/907AD35F-9F9C-43A5-9789-52470555DB90/ENU/SqlLocalDB.msi
Direct URL for SQL Server 2017 LocalDb: https://download.microsoft.com/download/E/F/2/EF23C21D-7860-4F05-88CE-39AA114B014B/SqlLocalDB.msi
**UPD 2019-03: Current LocalDB version has a bug which can be fixed by installing the latest Cumulative Update (CU)
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for those who seek 32 bit edition localDB for download, here it is:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/D/D/8DD7BDBA-CEF7-4D8E-8C16-D9F69527F909/ENU/x86/SqlLocaLDB.MSI
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