| title | What's New for SQL Server 2025 Preview on Linux | |||
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| description | In this article, learn about the major features and services available for SQL Server 2025 Preview running on Linux. | |||
| author | rwestMSFT | |||
| ms.author | randolphwest | |||
| ms.date | 06/06/2025 | |||
| ms.service | sql | |||
| ms.subservice | linux | |||
| ms.topic | whats-new | |||
| ms.custom |
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[!INCLUDE sqlserver2025-linux]
This article describes the major features and services available for [!INCLUDE sssql25-md] running on Linux. For package downloads and known issues, see the Release notes.
The following updates are available in [!INCLUDE sssql25-md] on Linux:
| New feature or update | Details |
|---|---|
| Custom password policy | Set custom password policy for SQL logins in SQL Server on Linux |
tmpfs support for tempdb |
Enable and run tempdb on tmpfs for SQL Server 2025 Preview on Linux |
| Generic ODBC data source support for PolyBase | Connect to ODBC data sources with PolyBase on SQL Server on Linux |
- 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 2025 Preview
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