| title | What's New for SQL Server 2022 on Linux | |||
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| description | In this article, learn about the major features and services available for SQL Server 2022 running on Linux. | |||
| author | rwestMSFT | |||
| ms.author | randolphwest | |||
| ms.date | 01/27/2026 | |||
| ms.service | sql | |||
| ms.subservice | linux | |||
| ms.topic | whats-new | |||
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[!INCLUDE sqlserver2022-linux]
This article describes the major features and services available for [!INCLUDE sssql22-md] running on Linux.
In addition to these capabilities in this article, cumulative updates (CUs) are released at regular intervals. These cumulative updates provide many improvements and fixes. For detailed information about the latest CU release, see SQL Server 2022 build versions. For package downloads and known issues, see the Release notes.
[!INCLUDE sssql22-md] Cumulative Update (CU) 23 provides support for configuring a custom password policy. This feature was backported from [!INCLUDE sssql25-md].
For more information, see Set custom password policy for SQL logins in SQL Server on Linux.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9 is supported in [!INCLUDE sssql22-md] CU 10 and later versions. For more information, see Quickstart: Install SQL Server and create a database on Red Hat.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15 is supported in [!INCLUDE sssql22-md] CU 4 and later versions. For more information, see Quickstart: Install SQL Server and create a database on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.
Ubuntu 22.04 is supported in [!INCLUDE sssql22-md] CU 10 and later versions. For more information, see Quickstart: Install SQL Server and create a database on Ubuntu.
The following updates are available in [!INCLUDE sssql22-md] on Linux:
| New feature or update | Details |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Entra Managed Identity | The Microsoft Entra managed identity for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines isn't supported on Linux. For more information, see Improvement: Microsoft Entra managed identity support for backup and restore database operations and for EKM with AKV in SQL Server on Azure VMs. |
- Quickstart: Install SQL Server and create a database on Red Hat
- Quickstart: Install SQL Server and create a database on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
- Quickstart: Install SQL Server and create a database on Ubuntu
- Quickstart: Run SQL Server Linux container images with Docker
- Provision a Linux virtual machine running SQL Server in the Azure portal
- SQL Server on Linux FAQ
- What's new in SQL Server 2022
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