installing-the-microsoft-odbc-driver-for-sql-server.md

title	Install the Microsoft ODBC driver for SQL Server (Linux)
description	Learn how to install the Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server on Linux clients to enable database connectivity.
author	David-Engel
ms.author	davidengel
ms.reviewer	randolphwest
ms.date	03/31/2026
ms.service	sql
ms.subservice	connectivity
ms.topic	concept-article
ms.custom	intro-installation linux-related-content
helpviewer_keywords	driver, installing

Install the Microsoft ODBC driver for SQL Server (Linux)

This article explains how to install the Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server on Linux. It also includes instructions for the optional command-line tools for SQL Server (bcp and sqlcmd) and the unixODBC development headers.

This article provides commands for installing the ODBC driver from the bash shell. If you want to download the packages directly, see Download ODBC Driver for SQL Server.

Microsoft ODBC 18

The following sections explain how to install the Microsoft ODBC driver 18 from the bash shell for different Linux distributions. Supported distributions are Alpine Linux, Debian, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Oracle Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), Ubuntu, and Azure Linux. Starting with version 18.4, to accept the End User License Agreement (EULA) automatically when installing the non-Alpine Linux (.deb or .rpm) driver, you can create the file /opt/microsoft/msodbcsql18/ACCEPT_EULA.

Alpine

case $(uname -m) in
    x86_64) architecture="amd64" ;;
    arm64) architecture="arm64" ;;
    *) architecture="unsupported" ;;
esac
if [[ "unsupported" == "$architecture" ]];
then
    echo "Alpine architecture $(uname -m) is not currently supported.";
    exit;
fi

#Download the desired package(s)
curl -O https://download.microsoft.com/download/0b3d5518-b4a7-4a2b-afc7-7ee9e967f93c/msodbcsql18_18.6.2.1-1_$architecture.apk
curl -O https://download.microsoft.com/download/cad0d30f-b9b1-4765-a011-81d8a66c8b8d/mssql-tools18_18.6.2.1-1_$architecture.apk

#(Optional) Verify signature, if 'gpg' is missing install it using 'apk add gnupg':
curl -O https://download.microsoft.com/download/0b3d5518-b4a7-4a2b-afc7-7ee9e967f93c/msodbcsql18_18.6.2.1-1_$architecture.sig
curl -O https://download.microsoft.com/download/cad0d30f-b9b1-4765-a011-81d8a66c8b8d/mssql-tools18_18.6.2.1-1_$architecture.sig

curl https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | gpg --import -
gpg --verify msodbcsql18_18.6.2.1-1_$architecture.sig msodbcsql18_18.6.2.1-1_$architecture.apk
gpg --verify mssql-tools18_18.6.2.1-1_$architecture.sig mssql-tools18_18.6.2.1-1_$architecture.apk

#Install the package(s)
sudo apk add --allow-untrusted msodbcsql18_18.6.2.1-1_$architecture.apk
sudo apk add --allow-untrusted mssql-tools18_18.6.2.1-1_$architecture.apk

Note

Driver version 17.5 or higher is required for Alpine support.

Debian

if ! [[ "9 10 11 12 13" == *"$(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2 | cut -d '.' -f 1)"* ]];
then
    echo "Debian $(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2 | cut -d '.' -f 1) is not currently supported.";
    exit;
fi

# Download the package to configure the Microsoft repo
curl -sSL -O https://packages.microsoft.com/config/debian/$(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2 | cut -d '.' -f 1)/packages-microsoft-prod.deb
# Install the package
sudo dpkg -i packages-microsoft-prod.deb
# Delete the file
rm packages-microsoft-prod.deb

sudo apt-get update
sudo ACCEPT_EULA=Y apt-get install -y msodbcsql18
# optional: for bcp and sqlcmd
sudo ACCEPT_EULA=Y apt-get install -y mssql-tools18
echo 'export PATH="$PATH:/opt/mssql-tools18/bin"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
# optional: for unixODBC development headers
sudo apt-get install -y unixodbc-dev
# optional: kerberos library for debian-slim distributions
sudo apt-get install -y libgssapi-krb5-2

Note

Instead of setting the environment variable ACCEPT_EULA, you can set the debconf variable msodbcsql/ACCEPT_EULA:

echo msodbcsql18 msodbcsql/ACCEPT_EULA boolean true | sudo debconf-set-selections

RHEL and Oracle Linux

if ! [[ "7 8 9 10" == *"$(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2 | cut -d '.' -f 1)"* ]];
then
    echo "RHEL $(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2 | cut -d '.' -f 1) is not currently supported.";
    exit;
fi

# Download the package to configure the Microsoft repo
curl -sSL -O https://packages.microsoft.com/config/rhel/$(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2 | cut -d '.' -f 1)/packages-microsoft-prod.rpm
# Install the package
sudo yum install packages-microsoft-prod.rpm
# Delete the file
rm packages-microsoft-prod.rpm

sudo yum remove unixODBC-utf16 unixODBC-utf16-devel #to avoid conflicts
sudo ACCEPT_EULA=Y yum install -y msodbcsql18
# optional: for bcp and sqlcmd
sudo ACCEPT_EULA=Y yum install -y mssql-tools18
echo 'export PATH="$PATH:/opt/mssql-tools18/bin"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
# optional: for unixODBC development headers
sudo yum install -y unixODBC-devel

SLES

if ! [[ "12 15" == *"$(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2 | cut -d '.' -f 1)"* ]];
then
    echo "SLES $(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2 | cut -d '.' -f 1) is not currently supported.";
    exit;
fi

# Import the GPG key
sudo rpm --import https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc
# Download the package to configure the Microsoft repo
curl -sSL -O https://packages.microsoft.com/config/sles/$(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2 | cut -d '.' -f 1)/packages-microsoft-prod.rpm
# Install the package
sudo zypper install packages-microsoft-prod.rpm
# Delete the file
rm packages-microsoft-prod.rpm

sudo zypper update
sudo ACCEPT_EULA=Y zypper install -y msodbcsql18
# optional: for bcp and sqlcmd
sudo ACCEPT_EULA=Y zypper install -y mssql-tools18
echo 'export PATH="$PATH:/opt/mssql-tools18/bin"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
# optional: for unixODBC development headers
sudo zypper install -y unixODBC-devel

Ubuntu

if ! [[ "18.04 20.04 22.04 24.04 25.10" == *"$(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2)"* ]];
then
    echo "Ubuntu $(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2) is not currently supported.";
    exit;
fi

# Download the package to configure the Microsoft repo
curl -sSL -O https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/$(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2)/packages-microsoft-prod.deb
# Install the package
sudo dpkg -i packages-microsoft-prod.deb
# Delete the file
rm packages-microsoft-prod.deb

# Install the driver
sudo apt-get update
sudo ACCEPT_EULA=Y apt-get install -y msodbcsql18
# optional: for bcp and sqlcmd
sudo ACCEPT_EULA=Y apt-get install -y mssql-tools18
echo 'export PATH="$PATH:/opt/mssql-tools18/bin"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
# optional: for unixODBC development headers
sudo apt-get install -y unixodbc-dev

Note

Instead of setting the environment variable ACCEPT_EULA, you can set the debconf variable msodbcsql/ACCEPT_EULA:

echo msodbcsql18 msodbcsql/ACCEPT_EULA boolean true | sudo debconf-set-selections

Azure Linux

Note

Azure Linux 3.0 includes the Microsoft packages repository by default. You don't need to manually configure the repository before you install the driver. If your Azure Linux image uses tdnf as the package manager, the following commands work directly.

if ! [[ "3.0" == *"$(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2)"* ]];
then
    echo "Azure Linux $(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2) is not currently supported.";
    exit;
fi

sudo ACCEPT_EULA=Y tdnf install -y msodbcsql18
# optional: for bcp and sqlcmd
sudo ACCEPT_EULA=Y tdnf install -y mssql-tools18
echo 'export PATH="$PATH:/opt/mssql-tools18/bin"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
# optional: for unixODBC development headers
sudo tdnf install -y unixODBC-devel

Note

If you don't set the ACCEPT_EULA environment variable, the installation still continues. However, you need to manually run /opt/microsoft/msodbcsql18/accept-eula.sh and /opt/mssql-tools18/bin/accept-eula.sh to agree to the license terms. To automatically accept the EULA during installation, you can create the files /opt/microsoft/msodbcsql18/ACCEPT_EULA and /opt/mssql-tools18/ACCEPT_EULA.

---

Previous versions

The following sections provide instructions for installing previous versions of the Microsoft ODBC driver on Linux. The following driver versions are covered:

• Microsoft ODBC driver 17 for SQL Server
• Microsoft ODBC driver 13.1 for SQL Server
• Microsoft ODBC driver 13 for SQL Server
• Microsoft ODBC driver 11 for SQL Server

Microsoft ODBC 17

The following sections explain how to install the Microsoft ODBC driver 17 from the bash shell for different Linux distributions.

Important

If you installed the v17 msodbcsql package that was briefly available, remove it before installing the msodbcsql17 package to avoid conflicts. You can install the msodbcsql17 package side by side with the msodbcsql v13 package.

Alpine

#Download the desired package(s)
curl -O https://download.microsoft.com/download/e/4/e/e4e67866-dffd-428c-aac7-8d28ddafb39b/msodbcsql17_17.10.6.1-1_amd64.apk
curl -O https://download.microsoft.com/download/e/4/e/e4e67866-dffd-428c-aac7-8d28ddafb39b/mssql-tools_17.10.1.1-1_amd64.apk

#(Optional) Verify signature, if 'gpg' is missing install it using 'apk add gnupg':
curl -O https://download.microsoft.com/download/e/4/e/e4e67866-dffd-428c-aac7-8d28ddafb39b/msodbcsql17_17.10.6.1-1_amd64.sig
curl -O https://download.microsoft.com/download/e/4/e/e4e67866-dffd-428c-aac7-8d28ddafb39b/mssql-tools_17.10.1.1-1_amd64.sig

curl https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | gpg --import -
gpg --verify msodbcsql17_17.10.6.1-1_amd64.sig msodbcsql17_17.10.6.1-1_amd64.apk
gpg --verify mssql-tools_17.10.1.1-1_amd64.sig mssql-tools_17.10.1.1-1_amd64.apk

#Install the package(s)
sudo apk add --allow-untrusted msodbcsql17_17.10.6.1-1_amd64.apk
sudo apk add --allow-untrusted mssql-tools_17.10.1.1-1_amd64.apk

Note

Driver version 17.5 or higher is required for Alpine support.

Debian

if ! [[ "8 9 10 11 12" == *"$(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2 | cut -d '.' -f 1)"* ]];
then
    echo "Debian $(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2 | cut -d '.' -f 1) is not currently supported.";
    exit;
fi

# Download the package to configure the Microsoft repo
curl -sSL -O https://packages.microsoft.com/config/debian/$(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2 | cut -d '.' -f 1)/packages-microsoft-prod.deb
# Install the package
sudo dpkg -i packages-microsoft-prod.deb
# Delete the file
rm packages-microsoft-prod.deb

sudo apt-get update
sudo ACCEPT_EULA=Y apt-get install -y msodbcsql17
# optional: for bcp and sqlcmd
sudo ACCEPT_EULA=Y apt-get install -y mssql-tools
echo 'export PATH="$PATH:/opt/mssql-tools/bin"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
# optional: for unixODBC development headers
sudo apt-get install -y unixodbc-dev
# optional: kerberos library for debian-slim distributions
sudo apt-get install -y libgssapi-krb5-2

Note

Instead of setting the environment variable ACCEPT_EULA, you can set the debconf variable msodbcsql/ACCEPT_EULA:

echo msodbcsql17 msodbcsql/ACCEPT_EULA boolean true | sudo debconf-set-selections

RHEL and Oracle Linux

if ! [[ "6 7 8 9" == *"$(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2 | cut -d '.' -f 1)"* ]];
then
    echo "RHEL $(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2 | cut -d '.' -f 1) is not currently supported.";
    exit;
fi

# Download the package to configure the Microsoft repo
curl -sSL -O https://packages.microsoft.com/config/rhel/$(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2 | cut -d '.' -f 1)/packages-microsoft-prod.rpm
# Install the package
sudo yum install packages-microsoft-prod.rpm
# Delete the file
rm packages-microsoft-prod.rpm

sudo yum remove unixODBC-utf16 unixODBC-utf16-devel #to avoid conflicts
sudo ACCEPT_EULA=Y yum install -y msodbcsql17
# optional: for bcp and sqlcmd
sudo ACCEPT_EULA=Y yum install -y mssql-tools
echo 'export PATH="$PATH:/opt/mssql-tools/bin"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
# optional: for unixODBC development headers
sudo yum install -y unixODBC-devel

SLES

if ! [[ "11 12 15" == *"$(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2 | cut -d '.' -f 1)"* ]];
then
    echo "SLES $(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2 | cut -d '.' -f 1) is not currently supported.";
    exit;
fi

# Import the GPG key
sudo rpm --import https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc
# Download the package to configure the Microsoft repo
curl -sSL -O https://packages.microsoft.com/config/sles/$(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2 | cut -d '.' -f 1)/packages-microsoft-prod.rpm
# Install the package
sudo zypper install packages-microsoft-prod.rpm
# Delete the file
rm packages-microsoft-prod.rpm

# If you need driver 17.3 or below on SLES 15, you also need to run:
# sudo SUSEConnect -p sle-module-legacy/15/x86_64

sudo zypper update
sudo ACCEPT_EULA=Y zypper install -y msodbcsql17
# optional: for bcp and sqlcmd
sudo ACCEPT_EULA=Y zypper install -y mssql-tools
echo 'export PATH="$PATH:/opt/mssql-tools/bin"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
# optional: for unixODBC development headers
sudo zypper install -y unixODBC-devel

Ubuntu

if ! [[ "14.04 16.04 18.04 20.04 22.04" == *"$(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2)"* ]];
then
    echo "Ubuntu $(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2) is not currently supported.";
    exit;
fi

# Download the package to configure the Microsoft repo
curl -sSL -O https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/$(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2)/packages-microsoft-prod.deb
# Install the package
sudo dpkg -i packages-microsoft-prod.deb
# Delete the file
rm packages-microsoft-prod.deb

sudo apt-get update
sudo ACCEPT_EULA=Y apt-get install -y msodbcsql17
# optional: for bcp and sqlcmd
sudo ACCEPT_EULA=Y apt-get install -y mssql-tools
echo 'export PATH="$PATH:/opt/mssql-tools/bin"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
# optional: for unixODBC development headers
sudo apt-get install -y unixodbc-dev

Note

Instead of setting the environment variable ACCEPT_EULA, you can set the debconf variable msodbcsql/ACCEPT_EULA:

echo msodbcsql17 msodbcsql/ACCEPT_EULA boolean true | sudo debconf-set-selections

---

ODBC 13.1

The following sections explain how to install the Microsoft ODBC driver 13.1 from the bash shell for different Linux distributions.

Debian 8

if ! [[ "8" == *"$(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2 | cut -d '.' -f 1)"* ]];
then
    echo "Debian $(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2 | cut -d '.' -f 1) is not currently supported.";
    exit;
fi

# Download the package to configure the Microsoft repo
curl -sSL -O https://packages.microsoft.com/config/debian/$(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2 | cut -d '.' -f 1)/packages-microsoft-prod.deb
# Install the package
sudo dpkg -i packages-microsoft-prod.deb
# Delete the file
rm packages-microsoft-prod.deb

sudo apt-get update
sudo ACCEPT_EULA=Y apt-get install msodbcsql
# optional: for bcp and sqlcmd
sudo ACCEPT_EULA=Y apt-get install mssql-tools
echo 'export PATH="$PATH:/opt/mssql-tools/bin"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
# optional: for unixODBC development headers
sudo apt-get install unixodbc-dev

RHEL 7

if ! [[ "6 7" == *"$(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2 | cut -d '.' -f 1)"* ]];
then
    echo "RHEL $(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2 | cut -d '.' -f 1) is not currently supported.";
    exit;
fi

# Download the package to configure the Microsoft repo
curl -sSL -O https://packages.microsoft.com/config/rhel/$(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2 | cut -d '.' -f 1)/packages-microsoft-prod.rpm
# Install the package
sudo yum install packages-microsoft-prod.rpm
# Delete the file
rm packages-microsoft-prod.rpm

sudo yum remove unixODBC-utf16 unixODBC-utf16-devel #to avoid conflicts
sudo ACCEPT_EULA=Y yum install msodbcsql
# optional: for bcp and sqlcmd
sudo ACCEPT_EULA=Y yum install mssql-tools
echo 'export PATH="$PATH:/opt/mssql-tools/bin"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
# optional: for unixODBC development headers
sudo yum install unixODBC-devel

SLES 12

if ! [[ "11 12" == *"$(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2 | cut -d '.' -f 1)"* ]];
then
    echo "SLES $(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2 | cut -d '.' -f 1) is not currently supported.";
    exit;
fi

# Import the GPG key
sudo rpm --import https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc
# Download the package to configure the Microsoft repo
curl -sSL -O https://packages.microsoft.com/config/sles/$(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2 | cut -d '.' -f 1)/packages-microsoft-prod.rpm
# Install the package
sudo zypper install packages-microsoft-prod.rpm
# Delete the file
rm packages-microsoft-prod.rpm

sudo ACCEPT_EULA=Y zypper install msodbcsql
# optional: for bcp and sqlcmd
sudo ACCEPT_EULA=Y zypper install mssql-tools
echo 'export PATH="$PATH:/opt/mssql-tools/bin"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
# optional: for unixODBC development headers
sudo zypper install unixODBC-devel

Ubuntu 16.04

if ! [[ "14.04 16.04" == *"$(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2)"* ]];
then
    echo "Ubuntu $(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2) is not currently supported.";
    exit;
fi

# Download the package to configure the Microsoft repo
curl -sSL -O https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/$(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2)/packages-microsoft-prod.deb
# Install the package
sudo dpkg -i packages-microsoft-prod.deb
# Delete the file
rm packages-microsoft-prod.deb

sudo apt-get update
sudo ACCEPT_EULA=Y apt-get install msodbcsql
# optional: for bcp and sqlcmd
sudo ACCEPT_EULA=Y apt-get install mssql-tools
echo 'export PATH="$PATH:/opt/mssql-tools/bin"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
# optional: for unixODBC development headers
sudo apt-get install unixodbc-dev

---

ODBC 13

The following sections explain how to install the Microsoft ODBC driver 13 from the bash shell for different Linux distributions.

RHEL 7 (ODBC 13)

if ! [[ "6 7" == *"$(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2 | cut -d '.' -f 1)"* ]];
then
    echo "RHEL $(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2 | cut -d '.' -f 1) is not currently supported.";
    exit;
fi

# Download the package to configure the Microsoft repo
curl -sSL -O https://packages.microsoft.com/config/rhel/$(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2 | cut -d '.' -f 1)/packages-microsoft-prod.rpm
# Install the package
sudo yum install packages-microsoft-prod.rpm
# Delete the file
rm packages-microsoft-prod.rpm

sudo yum update
sudo yum remove unixODBC #to avoid conflicts
sudo ACCEPT_EULA=Y yum install msodbcsql-13.0.1.0-1 mssql-tools-14.0.2.0-1
sudo yum install unixODBC-utf16-devel #this step is optional but recommended*
#Create symlinks for tools
sudo ln -sfn /opt/mssql-tools/bin/sqlcmd-13.0.1.0 /usr/bin/sqlcmd
sudo ln -sfn /opt/mssql-tools/bin/bcp-13.0.1.0 /usr/bin/bcp

Ubuntu 16.04 (ODBC 13)

if ! [[ "14.04 16.04" == *"$(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2)"* ]];
then
    echo "Ubuntu $(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2) is not currently supported.";
    exit;
fi

# Download the package to configure the Microsoft repo
curl -sSL -O https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/$(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2)/packages-microsoft-prod.deb
# Install the package
sudo dpkg -i packages-microsoft-prod.deb
# Delete the file
rm packages-microsoft-prod.deb

sudo apt-get update
sudo ACCEPT_EULA=Y apt-get install msodbcsql=13.0.1.0-1 mssql-tools=14.0.2.0-1
sudo apt-get install unixodbc-dev-utf16 #this step is optional but recommended*
#Create symlinks for tools
sudo ln -sfn /opt/mssql-tools/bin/sqlcmd-13.0.1.0 /usr/bin/sqlcmd
sudo ln -sfn /opt/mssql-tools/bin/bcp-13.0.1.0 /usr/bin/bcp

SLES 12 (ODBC 13)

if ! [[ "11 12" == *"$(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2 | cut -d '.' -f 1)"* ]];
then
    echo "SLES $(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2 | cut -d '.' -f 1) is not currently supported.";
    exit;
fi

# Import the GPG key
sudo rpm --import https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc
# Download the package to configure the Microsoft repo
curl -sSL -O https://packages.microsoft.com/config/sles/$(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2 | cut -d '.' -f 1)/packages-microsoft-prod.rpm
# Install the package
sudo zypper install packages-microsoft-prod.rpm
# Delete the file
rm packages-microsoft-prod.rpm

sudo zypper update
sudo ACCEPT_EULA=Y zypper install msodbcsql-13.0.1.0-1 mssql-tools-14.0.2.0-1
sudo zypper install unixODBC-utf16-devel
#Create symlinks for tools
sudo ln -sfn /opt/mssql-tools/bin/sqlcmd-13.0.1.0 /usr/bin/sqlcmd
sudo ln -sfn /opt/mssql-tools/bin/bcp-13.0.1.0 /usr/bin/bcp

---

Offline installation for ODBC 13

If you need to install the [!INCLUDE msCoName] ODBC Driver 13 on a computer with no Internet connection, you must resolve package dependencies manually. The [!INCLUDE msCoName] ODBC Driver 13 has the following direct dependencies:

• Ubuntu: libc6 (>= 2.21), libstdc++6 (>= 4.9), libkrb5-3, libcurl3, openssl, debconf (>= 0.5), unixODBC (>= 2.3.1-1)
• Red Hat: glibc, e2fsprogs, krb5-libs, openssl, unixODBC
• SUSE: glibc, libuuid1, krb5, openssl, unixODBC

Each of these packages has its own dependencies, which might or might not be present on the system. For a general solution to this issue, refer to your distribution's package manager documentation: Red Hat, Ubuntu, and SUSE.

You can manually download all the dependent packages and place them together on the installation computer. Then, manually install each package in turn, finishing with the [!INCLUDE msCoName] ODBC Driver 13 package.

RHEL 7 (ODBC 13 offline)

• Download the latest msodbcsql package from https://packages.microsoft.com/rhel/7/prod/.
• Install dependencies and the driver.

sudo yum install glibc e2fsprogs krb5-libs openssl unixODBC unixODBC-devel #install dependencies
sudo rpm -i  msodbcsql-13.1.X.X-X.x86_64.rpm #install the Driver

SLES 12 (ODBC 13 offline)

• Download the latest msodbcsql package from https://packages.microsoft.com/sles/12/prod/.
• Install the dependencies and the driver.

sudo zypper install glibc, libuuid1, krb5, openssl, unixODBC unixODBC-devel #install dependencies
sudo rpm -i  msodbcsql-13.1.X.X-X.x86_64.rpm #install the Driver

After you complete the package installation, you can verify that the [!INCLUDE msCoName] ODBC Driver 13 can find all its dependencies by running ldd and inspecting its output for missing libraries:

ldd /opt/microsoft/msodbcsql/lib64/libmsodbcsql-*

Ubuntu 16.04 (ODBC 13 offline)

• Download the latest msodbcsql package from https://packages.microsoft.com/ubuntu/16.04/prod/pool/main/m/msodbcsql/.
• Install dependencies and the driver.

sudo apt-get install libc6 libstdc++6 libkrb5-3 libcurl3 openssl debconf unixodbc unixodbc-dev #install dependencies
sudo dpkg -i msodbcsql_13.1.X.X-X_amd64.deb #install the Driver

---

ODBC 11

The following sections explain how to install the Microsoft ODBC driver 11 on Linux. Before you can use the driver, install the unixODBC driver manager. For more information, see Installing the Driver Manager.

Installation steps

Important

These instructions refer to msodbcsql-11.0.2270.0.tar.gz, which is installation file for Red Hat Linux. If you install for SUSE Linux, the file name is msodbcsql-11.0.2260.0.tar.gz.

To install the driver:

1. Make sure that you have root permission.

2. Download the driver.

   Distribution	Driver	SHA256 hash
   Red Hat 5	msodbcsql-11.0.2270.0.tar.gz	178280daf01a49b8322cd902b6440979adacd594c01cd2a1f081dda23dbfb343
   Red Hat 6	msodbcsql-11.0.2270.0.tar.gz	e9b6bd33d174c7753b3a3f2d541713fbc156b46254484a169caa3f459dd828f7
   SUSE Linux	msodbcsql-11.0.2260.0.tar.gz	86d1c5842be4f0095234a9455e18a04fdf4cc7960ec0255b37258112e2391ef5

3. Change to the directory where the download placed the file msodbcsql-11.0.2270.0.tar.gz. Make sure that you have the *.tar.gz file that matches your version of Linux. To extract the files, run the following command:

   tar xvzf msodbcsql-11.0.2270.0.tar.gz

4. Change to the msodbcsql-11.0.2270.0 directory. You should see a file called install.sh.

5. To see a list of the available installation options, run the following command:

   ./install.sh

6. Make a backup of odbcinst.ini. The driver installation updates odbcinst.ini. odbcinst.ini contains the list of drivers that are registered with the unixODBC Driver Manager. To discover the location of odbcinst.ini on your computer, run the following command:

   odbc_config --odbcinstini

7. Before you install the driver, run the following command:

   ./install.sh verify

   The output of ./install.sh verify reports if your computer has the required software to support the ODBC driver on Linux.

8. When you're ready to install the ODBC driver on Linux, run the command:

   ./install.sh install

   If you need to specify an install command (bin-dir or lib-dir), specify the command after the install option.

9. After reviewing the license agreement, type YES to continue with the installation.

Installation puts the driver in /opt/microsoft/msodbcsql/11.0.2270.0. The driver and its support files must be in /opt/microsoft/msodbcsql/11.0.2270.0.

To verify that the Microsoft ODBC driver on Linux was registered successfully, run the following command:

odbcinst -q -d -n "ODBC Driver 11 for SQL Server"

Uninstall

Uninstall the ODBC driver 11 on Linux by running the following commands:

rm -f /usr/bin/sqlcmd
rm -f /usr/bin/bcp
rm -rf /opt/microsoft/msodbcsql
odbcinst -u -d -n "ODBC Driver 11 for SQL Server"

Driver files

The ODBC driver on Linux includes the following components:

Component	Description
libmsodbcsql-17.X.so.X.X or libmsodbcsql-13.X.so.X.X	The shared object (so) dynamic library file that contains all of the driver's functionality. The installation path is /opt/microsoft/msodbcsql17/lib64/ for Driver 17 and /opt/microsoft/msodbcsql/lib64/ for Driver 13.
msodbcsqlr17.rll or msodbcsqlr13.rll	The resource file that accompanies the driver library. The installation path is [driver .so directory]../share/resources/en_US/
msodbcsql.h	The header file that contains all of the new definitions needed to use the driver. Note: You can't reference msodbcsql.h and odbcss.h in the same program. The installation path is /opt/microsoft/msodbcsql17/include/ for Driver 17 and /opt/microsoft/msodbcsql/include/ for Driver 13.
LICENSE.txt	The text file that contains the terms of the End-User License Agreement. The installation path is /usr/share/doc/msodbcsql17/ for Driver 17 and /usr/share/doc/msodbcsql/ for Driver 13.
RELEASE_NOTES	The text file that contains release notes. The installation path is /usr/share/doc/msodbcsql17/ for Driver 17 and /usr/share/doc/msodbcsql/ for Driver 13.

Resource file loading

The driver needs to load the resource file to function. This file is called msodbcsqlr17.rll or msodbcsqlr13.rll depending on the driver version. The location of the .rll file is relative to the location of the driver itself (so or dylib), as described in the previous table. Starting with version 17.1, if the driver can't load the .rll file from the relative path, it also tries to load the .rll file from the default directory. The default resource file path on Linux is /opt/microsoft/msodbcsql17/share/resources/en_US/.

Troubleshoot

Previous driver version conflict

If you previously installed and registered a version of the driver with unixODBC, installation might fail with an error similar to:

Installation failed, ODBC Driver $1 for SQL Server detected!

To resolve the problem, unregister that version of the driver by using the odbcinst command. Replace $1 with the version of the driver reported in the installation error:

odbcinst -u -d -n "ODBC Driver $1 for SQL Server"

If uninstalling by using the odbcinst command fails, you can manually remove driver sections from the odbcinst.ini file. You can find the location of the odbcinst.ini file by using the command odbcinst -j.

Package download errors on Debian and Ubuntu

On Debian-based distributions, you might see the following error when you install the packages-microsoft-prod.deb package:

dpkg-deb: error: 'packages-microsoft-prod.deb' is not a Debian format archive

This error typically means the downloaded file is corrupted or incomplete, often caused by a network interruption or proxy issue. To resolve the problem:

1. Delete the corrupted file and download it again. For Ubuntu:

   rm packages-microsoft-prod.deb
   curl -sSL -O https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/$(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2)/packages-microsoft-prod.deb

   For Debian, replace ubuntu and use the major version number only:

   rm packages-microsoft-prod.deb
   curl -sSL -O https://packages.microsoft.com/config/debian/$(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2 | cut -d '.' -f 1)/packages-microsoft-prod.deb

2. Verify the download is a valid Debian package (the output should include Debian binary package):

   file packages-microsoft-prod.deb

3. If the download continues to fail, check your network connection and proxy settings, or use wget instead of curl:

   wget https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/$(grep VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d '"' -f 2)/packages-microsoft-prod.deb

Connection problems

If you can't make a connection to SQL Server by using the ODBC driver, see the known issues article on troubleshooting connection problems.

Related content

• C / C++ ODBC example application accesses a SQL database
• Developing Applications
• release notes
• system requirements