Microsoft has posted a preview release of its new SQL Server ODBC Driver for Linux, which enables access to Microsoft SQL Server databases from Linux operating systems.

SQL Server (TM) 2000 Driver for Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) will be generally available this spring at no additional charge for licensed customers of SQL Server 2000. The driver, available now ...

I have been struggling with getting SQL Server 2012 SP2 Express installed. It gets through the installer but fails at the end with the following error.