Meet Bhagdev reports that a new version of the SQL Server ODBC driver for Linux is available:
What’s new
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Native Linux Install Experience: The driver can now be installed with apt-get (Ubuntu), yum (RedHat/CentOS) and Zypper (SUSE). Instructions on how to do this is below.
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AlwaysOn Availability Groups (AG): The driver now supports transparent connections to AlwaysOn Availability Groups. The driver quickly discovers the current AlwaysOn topology of your server infrastructure and connects to the current active server transparently.
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TLS 1.2 support: The driver now supports TLS 1.2 connections to SQL Server.
These are some nice additions. None of them are groundbreaking, but they add up to a nice release. Click through for instructions on how to install the driver; it got a lot easier for supported platforms.