SQL Server on Linux installation requires instructions matched to the exact supported releases. My older customer checklist concerned Ubuntu.
- Confirm the supported operating-system and engine-version combination.
- Configure Microsoft’s signing-key and repository instructions for that combination.
- Refresh the package metadata.
- Install the mssql-server package.
- Run the instance configuration and choose the required edition and authentication secret securely.
- Verify the service status and logs.
- Identify the intended network endpoint and its reachability.
- Connect with a supported SSMS client and validate the instance.
My eight-step list used apt-key and contained a truncated repository command. That incomplete line is not a working installation command. Signing keys, repositories and platform requirements vary by release. Use the complete Microsoft quickstart for the intended combination.
The checklist covered installation, configuration and connecting from SSMS. Its sequence provides historical context. Follow current supported instructions rather than reconstructing the missing command by guessing.
Reference: Version-specific Microsoft Ubuntu installation quickstart.
Related reading
- Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check
- SQL in Sixty Seconds video
- Query Ignoring CPU Threads – SQL in Sixty Seconds 161
- Bitwise Puzzle – SQL in Sixty Seconds 160
- Find Expensive Queries – SQL in Sixty Seconds #159
- Case-Sensitive Search – SQL in Sixty Seconds #158
- Wait Stats for Performance – SQL in Sixty Seconds #157
- Multiple Backup Copies Stripped – SQL in Sixty Seconds #156
A historical installation checklist is not a current setup contract, it is context to compare with release-specific supported instructions.
Published by Pinal Dave on SQLAuthority. More of my work at pinaldave.com.
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