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+title: Download and install sqlpackage | Microsoft Docs
+description: 'Download and Install sqlpackage for Windows, macOS, or Linux'
+ms.custom: "tools|sos"
+ms.date: "06/04/2018"
+ms.prod: sql
+ms.reviewer: "alayu; sstein"
+ms.suite: "sql"
+ms.prod_service: sql-tools
+ms.component: sos
+ms.tgt_pltfrm: ""
+ms.topic: conceptual
+author: "stevestein"
+ms.author: "sstein"
+manager: craigg
+---
+# Download and install sqlpackage
+
+[!INCLUDE[name-sos](../includes/name-sos.md)] runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
+
+Download and install the latest release, the *May Public Preview*:
+
+|Platform|Download|Release date| Version |
+|:---|:---|:---|:---|
+|Windows|[Installer](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=873386)<br>[.zip](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=873387)|May 7, 2018 |0.29.3|
+|macOS|[.zip](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=873388)|May 7, 2018 |0.29.3|
+|Linux|[.deb](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=873391)<br>[.rpm](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=873390)<br>[.tar.gz](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=873389)|May 7, 2018 |0.29.3|
+
+For details about the latest release, see the [release notes](release-notes.md).
+
+## Get SQL Operations Studio (preview) for Windows
+
+This release of [!INCLUDE[name-sos](../includes/name-sos-short.md)] includes a standard Windows installer experience, and a .zip: 
+
+**Installer**
+
+1. Download and run the [[!INCLUDE[name-sos](../includes/name-sos-short.md)] installer for Windows](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=873386).
+1. Start the [!INCLUDE[name-sos-short](../includes/name-sos-short.md)] app.
+
+
+**.zip file**
+
+1. Download [[!INCLUDE[name-sos](../includes/name-sos-short.md)] .zip for Windows](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=873387).
+2. Browse to the downloaded file and extract it.
+3. Run `\sqlops-windows\sqlops.exe`
+
+
+## Get SQL Operations Studio (preview) for macOS
+
+1. Download [[!INCLUDE[name-sos](../includes/name-sos-short.md)] for macOS](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=873388).
+2. To expand the contents of the zip, double-click it.
+3. To make [!INCLUDE[name-sos](../includes/name-sos-short.md)] available in the *Launchpad*, drag *sqlops.app* to the *Applications* folder.
+
+
+## Get SQL Operations Studio (preview) for Linux
+
+1. Download [!INCLUDE[name-sos](../includes/name-sos-short.md)] for Linux by using one of the installers or the tar.gz archive:
+    - [.deb](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=873391)
+    - [.rpm](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=873390)
+    - [.tar.gz](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=873389)
+1. To extract the file and launch [!INCLUDE[name-sos](../includes/name-sos-short.md)], open a new Terminal window and type the following commands:
+
+   **Debian Installation:**
+   ```bash
+   cd ~
+   sudo dpkg -i ./Downloads/sqlops-linux-<version string>.deb
+
+   sqlops
+   ```
+
+   **rpm Installation:**
+   ```bash
+   cd ~
+   yum install ./Downloads/sqlops-linux-<version string>.rpm
+
+   sqlops
+   ```
+
+   **tar.gz Installation:**
+   ```bash 
+   cd ~ 
+   cp ~/Downloads/sqlops-linux-<version string>.tar.gz ~ 
+   tar -xvf ~/sqlops-linux-<version string>.tar.gz 
+   echo 'export PATH="$PATH:~/sqlops-linux-x64"' >> ~/.bashrc
+   source ~/.bashrc 
+   sqlops 
+   ``` 
+
+   > [!NOTE]
+   > On Debian, Redhat, and Ubuntu, you may have missing dependencies. Use the following commands to install these dependencies depending on your version of Linux:
+   
+
+   **Debian:** 
+   ```bash
+   sudo apt-get install libuwind8
+   ```
+
+   **Redhat:** 
+   ```bash
+   yum install libXScrnSaver
+   ```
+
+   **Ubuntu:** 
+   ```bash
+   sudo apt-get install libxss1
+
+   sudo apt-get install libgconf-2-4
+
+   sudo apt-get install libunwind8
+   ```
+
+
+## Uninstall SQL Operations Studio (preview)
+
+If you installed [!INCLUDE[name-sos-short](../includes/name-sos-short.md)] using the Windows installer, then uninstall the same way you remove any Windows application.
+
+If you installed [!INCLUDE[name-sos-short](../includes/name-sos-short.md)] with a .zip or other archive, then simply delete the files.
+
+## Supported Operating Systems
+
+[!INCLUDE[name-sos](../includes/name-sos-short.md)] runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and is supported on the following platforms:
+
+### Windows
+- Windows 10 (64-bit)
+- Windows 8.1 (64-bit)
+- Windows 8 (64-bit)
+- Windows 7 (SP1) (64-bit) - Requires [KB2533623](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26767)
+- Windows Server 2016
+- Windows Server 2012 R2 (64-bit)
+- Windows Server 2012 (64-bit)
+- Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)
+
+### macOS
+- macOS 10.13 High Sierra
+- macOS 10.12 Sierra
+
+### Linux
+- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4
+- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3
+- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v12 SP2
+- Ubuntu 16.04
+
+## Check for updates
+To check for latest updates, click the gear icon on the bottom left of the window and click **Check for Updates**
+
+## Next Steps
+
+See one of the following quickstarts to get started:
+- [Connect & Query SQL Server](quickstart-sql-server.md)
+- [Connect & Query Azure SQL Database](quickstart-sql-database.md)
+- [Connect & Query Azure Data Warehouse](quickstart-sql-dw.md)
+
+Contribute to [!INCLUDE[name-sos](../includes/name-sos-short.md)]:
+- [https://github.com/Microsoft/sqlopsstudio](https://github.com/Microsoft/sqlopsstudio) 
+
+[Microsoft Privacy Statement](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=521839) and [usage data collection](usage-data-collection.md).