Hi,

> I have been away from Firebird for 8 months and want to return, but
> either I have forgot or it is much harder to find out
> how to install then I remember.
>
> I want to put firebird on a linux 7.1 box and talk to
> it from a windows NT 4.0 client using java.
>
> Will someone tell me please what I need. I seem to remember
> installing with an rpm before.

a) Install Firebird on your Linux. RPM package you can find on
http://sourceforge.net/projects/firebird. There are two versions of
database server for Linux: ClassicServer (CS) and SuperServer (SS).
Former runs as inetd service, latter as a standalone service. More
information about them you can find on http://www.ibphoenix.com and
IB-Support group on Yahoo! Groups.

b) Download Java client. There are two Java clients: InterClient and
Jaybird. InterClient is a type 3 JDBC driver and requires installing
server-side component on the same host where Firebird runs. Jaybird
is a type 4 JDBC driver and does not need server-side component. Both
can be found on the same site (Jaybird is also known as FirebirdSQL
JCA-JDBC driver). I would recommend Jaybird.

c) Include either interclient.jar or firebirdsql.jar + mini-j2ee.jar
+ mini-concurrent.jar in your JVM's classpath and go!

Best regards,
Roman Rokytskyy