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I want to cover some updates about what Linux distributions you can install SQL Server on. In reality, these are updates for an older post I did back in August 2019 here. Now that DataWeekender is over I have more time to post about these updates. For those still wondering if there will be another … Read more
I thought I better cover which current Linux distributions you can install SQL Server on because I still see people asking about this frequently online. Certainly, some of this information exists in older posts of mine. However, I thought I better compile vital information about Linux distributions into a central post for easy reference. For … Read more
My T-SQL contribution for this month discusses what you should consider when adopting SQL Server on Linux. This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is hosted by Tracy Boggiano. Tracy invites us all to write about what we think everyone should know when working with SQL Server on Linux, or anything else related to SQL running on Linux. … Read more
In this post I want to cover using local repositories with SQL Server on Linux. Because I discussed with my colleagues recently about offline installations of SQL Server on Linux. In reality, it is something that has been on my mind for a while now. To install SQL Server on Linux onto a server which … Read more
In this post I want to cover running SQL Server on Linux on your own laptop. For the benefit all of you out there who have yet to experiment with SQL Server on Linux and are probably about to start your journey. However, others may also find this post useful. I must confess it still … Read more