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These issues were down to different versions of a couple of Linux SSL libraries being installed, rather than the expected version. However, I did get a couple of issues when running sqlcmd. Odbcinst -q -d -n “SQL Server Native Client 11.0” Verify that Microsoft SQL Server ODBC Driver for Linux CTP was registered successfully:.After reviewing the license agreement, type “YES” to continue with the installation.

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When you are ready to install the Microsoft SQL Server ODBC Driver for Linux CTP, run the install script:.Before you install the driver, you may run a verify step to check if your computer has the required software to support the Microsoft SQL Server ODBC Driver for Linux:.Execute the following command to discover the location of odbcinst.ini on your computer:

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odbcinst.ini contains the list of drivers that are registered with the unixODBC Driver Manager.

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The driver installation will update odbcinst.ini. (Optional) You may want to make a backup of odbcinst.ini.Change to the sqlncli-.0 directory, where you can run install.sh to install the driver:.Next up, we need to install the driver, again, follow the instructions from the MS Download page (copied here): To install the driver: After the script stops running, follow the instructions on the screen to install the unixODBC Driver Manager.

This part of the process can take up to five minutes to complete.

Type “YES” to proceed with unpacking the files.

Note: you can also download the driver manager manually at and use the downloaded archive locally:

You can install the driver manager by executing the following command:.

Change to the sqlncli-.0 directory, where you can run build_dm.sh to install the unixODBC Driver Manager:.

(added by me) Copy the unixODBC-2.3.0.tar.gz file into the sqlncli-.0 folder with.

Navigate to the directory where you downloaded sqlncli-.0.tar.gz and extract it:.

Make sure that you have root permissions.

To get everything to work, I downloaded the files into the Downloads directory, and follow the instructions on the MS Downloads page (copied below, and with an item (3) added by me to make life easier). I couldn’t get that working, but 2.3.0 does work, and is available to download here ( unixODBC-2.3.0). Note, that you’ll also need the unixODBC Driver manager, and the current version is 2.3.1. Type it into Filter box, tick the box against the result and click Apply. Using the Add/Remove Software option in Applications –>System Tools, I installed these Packages: Having downloaded Fedora 16,installed it in a VM ( VMWare Workstation), and fired it up, I needed to install a number of prerequisites. Officially, it’s supported on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, but I’ve not got that, and you have to pay for it (not much, but still). Particularly since it might be something I’ll interact with using C++. Having seen that the CTP version of the Microsoft SQL Server ODBC Driver for Linux has been released, I thought that it would be an interesting thing to play with. Disclaimer : I’m not a Linux Expert, and I’m sure that doing everything as root is bad, just like doing everything as a Domain Admin account is bad.

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