---
title: "SUSE: Install SQL Server on Linux"
description: This quickstart shows how to install SQL Server 2017 or SQL Server 2019 on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and then create and query a database with sqlcmd.
author: VanMSFT
ms.author: vanto
ms.date: 04/10/2020
ms.topic: conceptual
ms.prod: sql
ms.technology: linux
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---
# Quickstart: Install SQL Server and create a database on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
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::: moniker range="= sql-server-linux-2017 || = sql-server-2017"
In this quickstart, you install SQL Server 2017 or SQL Server 2019 on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) v12 SP2. You then connect with **sqlcmd** to create your first database and run queries.
::: moniker-end
::: moniker range=">= sql-server-linux-ver15 || >= sql-server-ver15 || =sqlallproducts-allversions"
In this quickstart, you install SQL Server 2019 on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) v12. You then connect with **sqlcmd** to create your first database and run queries.
> [!IMPORTANT]
> SQL Server 2019 is supported on SUSE Enterprise Linux Server v12 SP2, SP3, SP4 or SP5.
::: moniker-end
> [!TIP]
> This tutorial requires user input and an internet connection. If you are interested in the [unattended](sql-server-linux-setup.md#unattended) or [offline](sql-server-linux-setup.md#offline) installation procedures, see [Installation guidance for SQL Server on Linux](sql-server-linux-setup.md).
## Prerequisites
::: moniker range="= sql-server-linux-2017 || = sql-server-2017"
You must have a SLES v12 SP2 machine with **at least 2 GB** of memory. The file system must be **XFS** or **EXT4**. Other file systems, such as **BTRFS**, are unsupported.
::: moniker-end
::: moniker range=">= sql-server-linux-ver15 || >= sql-server-ver15 || =sqlallproducts-allversions"
You must have a SLES v12 SP2, SP3, SP4 or SP5 machine with **at least 2 GB** of memory. The file system must be **XFS** or **EXT4**. Other file systems, such as **BTRFS**, are unsupported.
::: moniker-end
To install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on your own machine, go to [https://www.suse.com/products/server](https://www.suse.com/products/server). You can also create SLES virtual machines in Azure. See [Create and Manage Linux VMs with the Azure CLI](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/linux/tutorial-manage-vm), and use `--image SLES` in the call to `az vm create`.
If you have previously installed a CTP or RC release of SQL Server, you must first remove the old repository before following these steps. For more information, see [Configure Linux repositories for SQL Server 2017 and 2019](sql-server-linux-change-repo.md).
> [!NOTE]
> At this time, the [Windows Subsystem for Linux](https://msdn.microsoft.com/commandline/wsl/about) for Windows 10 is not supported as an installation target.
For other system requirements, see [System requirements for SQL Server on Linux](sql-server-linux-setup.md#system).
::: moniker range="= sql-server-linux-2017 || = sql-server-2017"
## Install SQL Server
To configure SQL Server on SLES, run the following commands in a terminal to install the **mssql-server** package:
1. Download the Microsoft SQL Server 2017 SLES repository configuration file:
```bash
sudo zypper addrepo -fc https://packages.microsoft.com/config/sles/12/mssql-server-2017.repo
```
> [!TIP]
> If you want to install SQL Server 2019 , you must instead register the SQL Server 2019 repository. Use the following command for SQL Server 2019 installations:
>
> ```bash
> sudo zypper addrepo -fc https://packages.microsoft.com/config/sles/12/mssql-server-2019.repo
> ```
2. Refresh your repositories.
```bash
sudo zypper --gpg-auto-import-keys refresh
```
3. Run the following commands to install SQL Server:
```bash
sudo zypper install -y mssql-server
```
4. After the package installation finishes, run **mssql-conf setup** and follow the prompts to set the SA password and choose your edition.
```bash
sudo /opt/mssql/bin/mssql-conf setup
```
> [!TIP]
> The following SQL Server 2017 editions are freely licensed: Evaluation, Developer, and Express.
> [!NOTE]
> Make sure to specify a strong password for the SA account (Minimum length 8 characters, including uppercase and lowercase letters, base 10 digits and/or non-alphanumeric symbols).
5. Once the configuration is done, verify that the service is running:
```bash
systemctl status mssql-server
```
6. If you plan to connect remotely, you might also need to open the SQL Server TCP port (default 1433) on your firewall. If you are using the SuSE firewall, you need to edit the **/etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2** configuration file. Modify the **FW_SERVICES_EXT_TCP** entry to include the SQL Server port number.
```
FW_SERVICES_EXT_TCP="1433"
```
At this point, SQL Server is running on your SLES machine and is ready to use!
::: moniker-end
::: moniker range=">= sql-server-linux-ver15 || >= sql-server-ver15 || =sqlallproducts-allversions"
## Install SQL Server
To configure SQL Server on SLES, run the following commands in a terminal to install the **mssql-server** package:
1. Download the Microsoft SQL Server 2019 SLES repository configuration file:
```bash
sudo zypper addrepo -fc https://packages.microsoft.com/config/sles/12/mssql-server-2019.repo
```
2. Refresh your repositories.
```bash
sudo zypper --gpg-auto-import-keys refresh
```
3. Run the following commands to install SQL Server:
```bash
sudo zypper install -y mssql-server
```
4. After the package installation finishes, run **mssql-conf setup** and follow the prompts to set the SA password and choose your edition.
```bash
sudo /opt/mssql/bin/mssql-conf setup
```
> [!NOTE]
> Make sure to specify a strong password for the SA account (Minimum length 8 characters, including uppercase and lowercase letters, base 10 digits and/or non-alphanumeric symbols).
5. Once the configuration is done, verify that the service is running:
```bash
systemctl status mssql-server
```
6. If you plan to connect remotely, you might also need to open the SQL Server TCP port (default 1433) on your firewall. If you are using the SuSE firewall, you need to edit the **/etc/sysconfig/SuSEfirewall2** configuration file. Modify the **FW_SERVICES_EXT_TCP** entry to include the SQL Server port number.
```
FW_SERVICES_EXT_TCP="1433"
```
At this point, SQL Server 2019 is running on your SLES machine and is ready to use!
::: moniker-end
## Install the SQL Server command-line tools
To create a database, you need to connect with a tool that can run Transact-SQL statements on the SQL Server. The following steps install the SQL Server command-line tools: [sqlcmd](../tools/sqlcmd-utility.md) and [bcp](../tools/bcp-utility.md).
1. Add the Microsoft SQL Server repository to Zypper.
```bash
sudo zypper addrepo -fc https://packages.microsoft.com/config/sles/12/prod.repo
sudo zypper --gpg-auto-import-keys refresh
```
1. Install **mssql-tools** with the unixODBC developer package. For more information, see [Install the Microsoft ODBC driver for SQL Server (Linux)](../connect/odbc/linux-mac/installing-the-microsoft-odbc-driver-for-sql-server.md).
```bash
sudo zypper install -y mssql-tools unixODBC-devel
```
1. For convenience, add `/opt/mssql-tools/bin/` to your **PATH** environment variable. This enables you to run the tools without specifying the full path. Run the following commands to modify the **PATH** for both login sessions and interactive/non-login sessions:
```bash
echo 'export PATH="$PATH:/opt/mssql-tools/bin"' >> ~/.bash_profile
echo 'export PATH="$PATH:/opt/mssql-tools/bin"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
```
[!INCLUDE [Connect, create, and query data](../includes/sql-linux-quickstart-connect-query.md)]