Install unixODBC >= 2.3.1 on Linux Redhat/CentOS for msodbcsql17

Question

I try to install msodbcsql17 on AWS EC2 with CentOS/RedHat (Linux).

These are the steps, I have followed, from Microsoft (LINK):

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Answer 1

After a long time of research, I have figured out a solution:

1. Download the unixODBC >= 2.3.1 from any source, as rpm (Example source)
2. Download the msodbcsql17 and mssql-tool as rpm from Microsoft (Link to Repo) (msodbcsql17-17.1.0.1-1.x86_64.rpm and mssql-tools-17.1.0.1-1.x86_64.rpm in my case)
3. Transfer the files via ftp (like FileZilla) to the EC2 instance
4. Use EC2 terminal and go to the directory of the uploaded files
5. Enter sudo rpm -i unixODBC-2.3.1-11.el7.x86_64.rpm to install the necessary version (Perhaps, you have to change the version number to the version number of the uploaded file)
6. Enter sudo rpm -i msodbcsql17-17.1.0.1-1.x86_64.rpm

7. Enter sudo rpm -i mssql-tools-17.1.0.1-1.x86_64.rpm

8. Follow the rest of the Microsoft instruction, like in your question.

9. Now you should be able to use ODBC for example with pyodbc in python.

Instead of rpm -i, you can use yum install as well

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UPDATE: Please take a look at the comment from @KnudLarsen!

Answer 2

heres a snippet from my docker file that shows how to install on amazon linux:

RUN curl http://mirror.centos.org/centos/7/os/x86_64/Packages/unixODBC-2.3.1-14.el7.x86_64.rpm > /tmp/unixODBC-2.3.1-14.el7.x86_64.rpm
RUN yum -y install /tmp/unixODBC-2.3.1-14.el7.x86_64.rpm 
RUN curl http://mirror.centos.org/centos/7/os/x86_64/Packages/unixODBC-devel-2.3.1-14.el7.x86_64.rpm > /tmp/unixODBC-devel-2.3.1-14.el7.x86_64.rpm 
RUN yum -y install /tmp/unixODBC-devel-2.3.1-14.el7.x86_64.rpm 

RUN curl https://packages.microsoft.com/config/rhel/7/prod.repo > /etc/yum.repos.d/mssql-release.repo
RUN ACCEPT_EULA=Y yum -y install msodbcsql17

bonus if you want pyodbc:

RUN yum -y install gcc72-c++ \
    && yum -y install python36-devel \
    && yum -y install zip \
    && yum clean all
RUN python3.6 -m pip install --upgrade pip 
RUN python3.6 -m pip install pyodbc

https://github.com/Microsoft/msphpsql/issues/496#issuecomment-569938591