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# Install SQL Server on Ubuntu

This topic provides a walkthrough of how to install SQL Server vNext CTP1 on Ubuntu 16.04.

## Install SQL Server
To install the mssql-server Package on Ubuntu, follow these steps:

1. Enter superuser mode.

   ```bash
   sudo su
   ```

2. Import the public repository GPG keys:

   ```bash
   curl https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | apt-key add -
   ```

3. Register the Microsoft SQL Server Ubuntu repository:

   ```bash
   curl https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/16.04/mssql-server.list > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mssql-server.list
   ```

4. Exit superuser mode.

   ```bash
   exit
   ```

5. Run the following commands to install SQL Server:

   ```bash
   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install -y mssql-server
   ```

6. After the package installation finishes, run the configuration script and follow the prompts.
 
   ```bash
   sudo /opt/mssql/bin/sqlservr-setup
   ```

7. Once the configuration is done, verify that the service is running:

   ```bash
   systemctl status mssql-server
   ```
   
## Next steps

- [Install tools](sql-server-linux-setup-tools.md#ubuntu)

- If you already have SQL Server tools, [connect to the SQL Server](sql-server-linux-connect-and-query-sqlcmd.md#ubuntu).