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title: Install SQL Server Agent on Linux | Microsoft Docs
description: This topic describes how to install the SQL Server Agent on Linux.
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# Install SQL Server Agent on Linux

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The following steps install SQL Server Agent (**mssql-server-agent**) on Linux. The [SQL Server Agent](https://docs.microsoft.com/sql/ssms/agent/sql-server-agent) runs scheduled SQL Server jobs. For information on the features supported for this release of the SQL Server Agent, see the [Release Notes](sql-server-linux-release-notes.md).

> [!NOTE]
> Before installing SQL Server Agent, first [install SQL Server RC2+](sql-server-linux-setup.md#platforms). This configures the keys and repositories that you use when you install the **mssql-server-agent** package.

Install the SQL Server Agent for your platform:

- [Red Hat Enterprise Linux](#RHEL)
- [Ubuntu](#ubuntu)
- [SUSE Linux Enterprise Server](#SLES)

## <a name="RHEL">Install on RHEL</a>

Use the following steps to install the **mssql-server-agent** on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. 

```bash
sudo yum install mssql-server-agent
sudo systemctl restart mssql-server
```

If you already have **mssql-server-agent** installed, you can update to the latest version with the following commands:

```bash
sudo yum check-update
sudo yum update mssql-server-agent
sudo systemctl restart mssql-server
```

If you need an offline installation, locate the SQL Server Agent package download in the [Release notes](sql-server-linux-release-notes.md). Then use the same offline installation steps described in the topic [Install SQL Server](sql-server-linux-setup.md#offline).

## <a name="ubuntu">Install on Ubuntu</a>

Use the following steps to install the **mssql-server-agent** on Ubuntu. 

```bash
sudo apt-get update 
sudo apt-get install mssql-server-agent
sudo systemctl restart mssql-server
```

If you already have **mssql-server-agent** installed, you can update to the latest version with the following commands:

```bash
sudo apt-get update 
sudo apt-get install mssql-server-agent
sudo systemctl restart mssql-server
```

If you need an offline installation, locate the SQL Server Agent package download in the [Release notes](sql-server-linux-release-notes.md). Then use the same offline installation steps described in the topic [Install SQL Server](sql-server-linux-setup.md#offline).

## <a name="SLES">Install on SLES</a>

Use the following steps to install the **mssql-server-agent** on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. 

Install **mssql-server-agent** 

```bash
sudo zypper install mssql-server-agent
sudo systemctl restart mssql-server
```

If you already have **mssql-server-agent** installed, you can update to the latest version with the following commands:

```bash
sudo zypper refresh
sudo zypper update mssql-server-agent
sudo systemctl restart mssql-server
```

If you need an offline installation, locate the SQL Server Agent package download in the [Release notes](sql-server-linux-release-notes.md). Then use the same offline installation steps described in the topic [Install SQL Server](sql-server-linux-setup.md#offline).

## Next steps
For more information on how to use SQL Server Agent to create, schedule, and run jobs, see [Run a SQL Server Agent job on Linux](sql-server-linux-run-sql-server-agent-job.md).