cd ~
sudo dpkg -i ./Downloads/sqlops-linux-<version string>.deb
sqlops
No. You can use SQL Server Management Studio on Windows to manage SQL Server on Linux but the software itself needs Windows. The link from Microsoft does have a tip about a new tool that can:
Tip
If you do not have a Windows machine to run SSMS on, consider the new SQL Server Operations Studio. It provides a graphical tool for managing SQL Server and runs on both Linux and Windows.
SQL Server Operations Studio is currently only available as a preview but does have a download to a DEB installer.
Installation after downloading the deb:
cd ~
sudo dpkg -i ./Downloads/sqlops-linux-<version string>.deb
sqlops
wget -qO- https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | sudo apt-key add -
sudo add-apt-repository "$(wget -qO- https://packages.microsoft.com/config/ubuntu/20.04/mssql-server-preview.list)"
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y mssql-server
sudo /opt/mssql/bin/mssql-conf setup
systemctl status mssql-server --no-pager