diff --git a/.github/workflows/ninja.yml b/.github/workflows/ninja.yml
index 60221cb8..0c64040f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ninja.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ninja.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [windows-latest]
+        os: [windows-latest,ubuntu-latest]
         mysql-distribution: [mysql, mariadb]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     name: Test with ${{ matrix.mysql-distribution }} on ${{ matrix.os }}
@@ -46,6 +46,20 @@ jobs:
             loose-enable-named-pipe
             socket=${{ steps.actions-setup-server-windows.outputs.base-dir }}/tmp/mysql.sock
             max_connections=1000
+      - id: setup-mysql
+        name: setup-server-non-windows
+        if:  ${{ !contains(matrix.os, 'windows') }}
+        uses: shogo82148/actions-setup-mysql@v1
+        with:
+          distribution: ${{ matrix.mysql-distribution }}
+          my-cnf: |
+            innodb_log_file_size=4G
+            innodb_buffer_pool_size=512MB
+            max_allowed_packet=16MB
+            skip-log-bin
+            loose-enable-named-pipe
+            socket=${{ steps.setup-mysql.outputs.base-dir }}/tmp/mysql.sock
+            max_connections=1000
       - name: create database sbtest
         run: mysql -uroot -e "create database sbtest"
       - name: sysbench oltp_read_write prepare