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by manigandham 3198 days ago
Yes, you have to add the repo, the same as if you wanted the latest postgres bits on any distro. You also have to edit configs for both and you can also choose to install extra tools for both.

I'm surprised at how many people seem to have taken issue with a simple comment. Postgres is easy to install... and now so is MSSQL compared to the complex slow GUI installer they had before. Maybe it'll help the original commenter, maybe not. Let's just leave it at that.
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striking 3198 days ago
Debian and derivatives have it in repos by default. Please don't make claims like those.
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manigandham 3198 days ago
That's more to do with the OS than the DB, and many repo entries are outdated. MSSQL hasnt existed on Linux before, but either way:

> I'm surprised at how many people seem to have taken issue with a simple comment.

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beefhash 3198 days ago
Due to Microsoft SQL Server licensing, I would be highly surprised if any Linux distribution were to make it available by default in their repositories.
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vetinari 3196 days ago
It's not that the OS supplied versions are outdated. They are updated whenever a minor release comes out.

The thing is, that you must migrate your database between major pgsql releases and you don't want your distro to force it on you. The community pgsql repo has the same rules - you have separate repo for each major release, so no surprises either.

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