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The previous command pulls the latest [!INCLUDE [sssql17-md](../includes/sssql17-md.md)] Linux container image. To pull a specific image, add a colon and the tag name, such as `mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2017-GA-ubuntu`. To see all available images, see the [Microsoft Artifact Registry](https://mcr.microsoft.com/product/mssql/server/about).
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The previous command pulls the latest [!INCLUDE [sssql17-md](../includes/sssql17-md.md)] Linux container image. To pull a specific image, add a colon and the tag name, such as `mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2017-GA-ubuntu`. For available images, see the [Microsoft Artifact Registry](https://mcr.microsoft.com/product/mssql/server/tags).
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The previous command pulls the latest [!INCLUDE [sssql19-md](../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Linux container image. To pull a specific image, add a colon and the tag name, such as `mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2019-GA-ubuntu`. To see all available images, see the [Microsoft Artifact Registry](https://mcr.microsoft.com/product/mssql/server/about).
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The previous command pulls the latest [!INCLUDE [sssql19-md](../includes/sssql19-md.md)] Linux container image. To pull a specific image, add a colon and the tag name, such as `mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2019-GA-ubuntu`. For available images, see the [Microsoft Artifact Registry](https://mcr.microsoft.com/product/mssql/server/tags).
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The previous command pulls the latest [!INCLUDE [sssql22-md](../includes/sssql22-md.md)] Linux container image. To pull a specific image, add a colon and the tag name, such as `mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2022-GA-ubuntu`. To see all available images, see the [Microsoft Artifact Registry](https://mcr.microsoft.com/product/mssql/server/about).
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The previous command pulls the latest [!INCLUDE [sssql22-md](../includes/sssql22-md.md)] Linux container image. To pull a specific image, add a colon and the tag name, such as `mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2022-GA-ubuntu`. For available images, see the [Microsoft Artifact Registry](https://mcr.microsoft.com/product/mssql/server/tags).
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Most existing client tools that target [!INCLUDE [ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] can seamlessly target [!INCLUDE [ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] running on Linux. Some tools might have a specific version requirement to work well with Linux. For a full list of [!INCLUDE [ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] tools, see [SQL tools overview](../tools/overview-sql-tools.md).
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