system-requirements.md

title	System Requirements (ODBC Driver for SQL Server) | Microsoft Docs
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System Requirements

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This topic lists the requirements to use the [!INCLUDEmsCoName] ODBC Driver for [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] on Linux and macOS.

SQL version compatibility

The Linux and macOS drivers SQL version compatibility is the same as the Windows drivers SQL version compatibility.

Operating system support

Versions 17, 13.1, and 13 of the Linux and macOS drivers are supported for the 64-bit versions of the following operating systems:

Supported Operating System	17.5	17.4	17.3	17.2	17.1	17.0	13.1	13
Apple OS X 10.11 (El Capitan)		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Apple macOS 10.12 (Sierra)		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Apple macOS 10.13 (High Sierra)	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Apple macOS 10.14 (Mojave)	Y	Y	Y
Apple macOS 10.15 (Catalina)	Y
Alpine Linux 3.11	Y
Debian Linux 8		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Debian Linux 9	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Debian Linux 10	Y	Y
Oracle Linux 8	Y
RedHat Enterprise Linux 6	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
RedHat Enterprise Linux 7	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
RedHat Enterprise Linux 8	Y	Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 111	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15	Y	Y	Y
Ubuntu Linux 14.04		Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Ubuntu Linux 16.04	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Ubuntu Linux 18.04	Y	Y	Y	Y
Ubuntu Linux 19.10	Y

¹ ODBC Driver 17 supports SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 only

The installation packages for the [!INCLUDEmsCoName] ODBC Driver 13, 13.1, and 17 for [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] on Linux and macOS resolve the driver's dependencies automatically when installed using the package management system of your distribution, as described in Install the ODBC Driver (Linux) and Install the ODBC Driver (macOS).

Microsoft ODBC Driver 11 for SQL Server

• 64-bit UnixODBC 2.3.0 Driver Manager, built for 64-bit SQLLEN/SQLULEN. Later versions of the 64-bit UnixODBC Driver Manager are not supported with the ODBC driver on Linux. See Installing the Driver Manager for more information.

• ODBC driver for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (64-bit) requires the following packages, and can be downloaded here: Microsoft ODBC Driver 11 for SQL Server - Red Hat Linux

  • glibc
  • libgcc
  • libstdc++
  • e2fsprogs-libs
  • krb5-libs
  • openssl

• ODBC driver for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (64-bit) requires the following packages, and can be downloaded here: Microsoft ODBC Driver 11 for SQL Server - Red Hat Linux

  • glibc
  • libgcc
  • libstdc++
  • libuuid
  • krb5-libs
  • openssl

• ODBC driver for SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 2 (64-bit) requires the following packages, and can be downloaded here: Microsoft ODBC Driver 11 Preview for SQL Server - SUSE Linux

  • glibc
  • libstdc++46
  • libgcc46
  • libuuid1
  • krb5
  • libopenssl0_9_8

See Also

Installing the Driver Manager
Known Issues in this Version of the Driver
Release Notes