# SQL Server from linux - recent developments?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sql-server-from-linux-recent-developments/90524>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 29, 2007, 4:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sql-server-from-linux-recent-developments/90524 "2007-03-29T16:19:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![RJRJRJ](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/8491ac/32.png) [@RJRJRJ](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RJRJRJ)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2007, 4:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sql-server-from-linux-recent-developments/90524/1 "2007-03-29T16:19:29Z")

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Hello all.

It looks like I am going to be in a position where I will need to access  
SQL server from a linux machine. I have done some googling around and  
have seen various tutorials using tortuous setups of FreeTDS and ODBC  
trickery.

The thing I have noticed is that all these tutorials and Wiki entries  
appear to be rather old (2005-2006) and I am not exactly sure what the  
CURRENT status of rails SQL server support in Linux is?

Has anyone tried it recently? My fervent hope is that it has all been  
sorted hunky dory and I can just use the standard adapter without  
trouble 😉

Hey, a guy can dream can’t he?

thanks

Jeff

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**Author:** ![RJRJRJ](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/8491ac/32.png) [@RJRJRJ](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RJRJRJ)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2007, 4:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sql-server-from-linux-recent-developments/90524/2 "2007-03-29T16:38:11Z")

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RJ wrote:

> Has anyone tried it recently? My fervent hope is that it has all been  
> sorted hunky dory and I can just use the standard adapter without  
> trouble 😉

We’re running Debian using SQL Server for the backend. Works fine.  
Sadly, you still (or at least I had to when setting the server up) have  
to jump through hoops to get it running, but it sure isn’t impossible.

–  
Jakob S. - [http://mentalized.net](http://mentalized.net)

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**Author:** ![RJRJRJ](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/8491ac/32.png) [@RJRJRJ](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RJRJRJ)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2007, 6:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sql-server-from-linux-recent-developments/90524/3 "2007-03-30T18:51:22Z")

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I’m still having to do FreeTDS trickery to hit my SQL Server DB.  
Luckily it’s well documented.

Wes