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Installation

The latest version of the application is available on the Download page. If you require an earlier version (for example, if the latest version is not supported by your license), you can download it from the What's New page.

Installation on Windows

On Windows, download the MSI installation package file and run it. The installation process is straightforward. The primary purpose of this section is to provide the texts from the application installer to facilitate their translation into languages other than English:

for SQL Server, installation Welcome

Below is the text for each step of the installation process. The EULA text can be selected and copied for further translation.

  • Welcome to the MssqlMerge Setup Wizard
    The Setup Wizard will install MssqlMerge on your computer. Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit the Setup Wizard.

    This Setup Wizard is in English. Click Help to open the online documentation located at:
    https://ksdbmerge.tools/docs/mssqlmerge/install
    You can translate it using services like Google Translate.
  • End-User License Agreement
    Please read the following license agreement carefully
    (EULA text)
    ☐ I accept the terms in the License Agreement
  • Installation Scope
    Choose the installation scope and folder

    Install just for you (username)
    MssqlMerge will be installed in a per-user folder and be available just for your user account. You do not need local Administrator privileges.

    Install for all users of this machine
    MssqlMerge will be installed in a per-machine folder by default and be available for all users. You can change the default installation folder. You must have local Administrator privileges.
  • Destination Folder
    Click Next to install to the default folder or click Change to choose another.

    Install MssqlMerge to:
  • Ready to install MssqlMerge
    Click Install to begin the installation. Click Back to review or change any of your installation settings. Click Cancel to exit the wizard.
  • Installing MssqlMerge
    Please wait while the Setup Wizard installs MssqlMerge.
    (current operation and progress)
  • Completed the MssqlMerge Setup Wizard
    Click the Finish button to exit the Setup Wizard.

After installation, application shortcuts will be available in the Windows Start Menu under the folder MssqlMerge. In the most cases you need to launch the MssqlMerge (64-bit) shortcut. For more detailed information about other shortcuts, refer to the section App Shortcuts - Which App Do I Need?

Installation on Linux

On Linux, download the .tar.gz file, extract to some folder and allow execution. Here is the example of these steps for ~/bin/ksdbmergetools/mssqlmerge installation folder:

mkdir -p ~/bin/ksdbmergetools/mssqlmerge
wget -qO- https://ksdbmerge.tools/microsoft-sql-server/MssqlMerge_Linux_x64_1.34.4.tar.gz | tar xvz -C ~/bin/ksdbmergetools/mssqlmerge
chmod u+x ~/bin/ksdbmergetools/mssqlmerge/MssqlMergeCmd


Last updated: 2025-04-18