In this tutorial for hot to install MSSQL Linux 2017 On UBuntu 18.04. So please wait at least five or six minutes for installation completed. Now I am ssh my server via MobaXtreem then run all command using root user.

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Step #01: Must be server update and upgrade needed for installation MSSQL Server 2017 on Ubuntu 16.04.

root@MSSQL-Linux:~# apt-get update && apt-get upgrade

Software properties needed or not

root@MSSQL-Linux:~# apt install software-properties-common

Step #02: Add Microsoft public via below command.

root@MSSQL-Linux:~# wget -qO- https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | sudo apt-key add -

Step #03: Now add source list Microsoft source list.

root@MSSQL-Linux:~# add-apt-repository "$(wget -qO- https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/16.04/mssql-server-2017.list)"

Then run below command

root@MSSQL-Linux:~# apt-get update

Step #04: Finally run command for install MSSQL server 2017 on Ubuntu 18.04.

root@MSSQL-Linux:~# apt-get install -y mssql-server

Wait at least five or six minutes for all package download and install.

Step #05: Setup below command for which version install on your server.

root@MSSQL-Linux:~# sudo /opt/mssql/bin/mssql-conf setup

Then press 2 for install Developer Edition its free. Another you can install paid version easily.

Choose an edition of SQL Server:
  1) Evaluation (free, no production use rights, 180-day limit)
  2) Developer (free, no production use rights)
  3) Express (free)
  4) Web (PAID)
  5) Standard (PAID)
  6) Enterprise (PAID)
  7) Enterprise Core (PAID)
  8) I bought a license through a retail sales channel and have a product key to enter.

type 2 then press Enter

Accept terms and condition : yes

Do you accept the license terms? [Yes/No]:yes

Type sa password for two times then. Now see service status using below command

root@MSSQL-Linux:~# systemctl status mssql-server

If any problem then don’t forget any comment so I try to provide another guide. For more details please see my YouTube channel.

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