This post shows you a possible way to get localdb for Microsoft samples application.
It is kind of sad that many ASP.NET samples out there is using localdb and not SQL Server Engine. In all the ASP.NET sample that using localdb as database never tell people how to get a copy of localdb. Even myself not sure where to actually get it but trying my luck.
By looking at those samples, most of them created back in 2013. That was the time Microsoft is having SQL Server 2012. So I bet the below link you can find the localdb for those samples.
It is kind of sad that many ASP.NET samples out there is using localdb and not SQL Server Engine. In all the ASP.NET sample that using localdb as database never tell people how to get a copy of localdb. Even myself not sure where to actually get it but trying my luck.
By looking at those samples, most of them created back in 2013. That was the time Microsoft is having SQL Server 2012. So I bet the below link you can find the localdb for those samples.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-my/download/details.aspx?id=29062
I have tested a copy that is working and I cannot remember where I downloaded it from. I uploaded it here.https://1drv.ms/f/s!AlUZkNIm6J4hgScadPDNZuMM780M
In this case, there is a very high risk that people download the malicious localdb because they cannot find exactly where is the actual localdb. I encourage when people build sample in future just use SQL Express.
