This article details the following

1. How to get PuTTY and SQL Server
2. How to install/uninstall SQL 2017 CTP2.1
3. How to Upgrade to SQL 2017 RC1
4. How to Install/remove SQL Tools

In one of my previous articles Installation of SQL Server vNext CTP on Linux Distribution CentOS 7, I spoke about the installation of SQL Server 2017 on a Linux computer. Let us now look at another way to showcase that a SQL Server installation and configuration can also be managed using the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol using PuTTY. We shall look at the important details, such as, how to get PuTTY, SQL Server, how to install/uninstall SQL 2017 CTP2.1, Upgrade to SQL 2017 RC1, and install/remove SQL Tools.

Further reading, A Quick Start Guide to Managing SQL Server 2017 on CentOS/RHEL Using the SSH Protocol

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