I had the same concerns and problem, and Frank Schlottman-Goedde kindly
helped out with some instructions. I've found them to be right on the mark.
Hope the stuff below helps...

Frank Schlottmann-Goedde's instructions on firing up Firebird under SUSE 7.0

Assumes that we're using the classic version.

a.) Get the latest build from

ftp://firebird.sourceforge.net/pub/firebird/snapshot_builds/linux/fb_cs_linu
x_snapshot.tar.gz
(Beta-Testers are always welcome :-)

open a shell window (or a virtual console) and do sth. like

frank@franks:~ > cd /tmp
frank@franks:/tmp > mkdir fb
frank@franks:/tmp > cd fb
frank@franks:/tmp/fb > ftp firebird.sourceforge.net

Name (firebird.sourceforge.net:frank): anonymous
331 Anonymous login ok, send your complete e-mail address as password.
Password:
230 Anonymous access granted, restrictions apply.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
ftp> cd /pub/firebird/snapshot_builds/linux/
250 CWD command successful.
ftp> get fb_cs_linux_snapshot.tar.gz
226 Transfer complete.
2432962 bytes received in 05:17 (7.49 KB/s)
ftp> quit
221 Goodbye.

b.) unpack the archive:

frank@franks:/tmp/fb > tar -xzf fb_cs_linux_snapshot.tar.gz

c.) install that thing

frank@franks:/tmp/fb > cd csinstall
frank@franks:/tmp/fb/csinstall > ls
install.sh interbase.tar.gz scripts
frank@franks:/tmp/fb/csinstall > su root
Password:
root@franks:/tmp/fb/csinstall > sh ./install.sh
<snip some error messages>
Please enter new password for SYSDBA user:
Install completed
root@franks:/tmp/fb/csinstall > exit
frank@franks:/tmp/fb/csinstall >

d.) Test it:

frank@franks:/tmp/fb/csinstall > /opt/interbase/bin/isql -u SYSDBA
-p masterkey
Use CONNECT or CREATE DATABASE to specify a database
SQL> create database 'test.gdb';
SQL> show version;
ISQL Version: LI-T0.9.5.211 Firebird Beta1
InterBase/linux Intel (access method), version "LI-T0.9.5.211
Firebird Beta1"
on disk structure version 10.0
SQL> quit;


I usually add the path to the binaries to /etc/profile:

# make path more comfortable
#
MACHINE=`test -x /bin/uname && /bin/uname --machine`
PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/bin:/opt/interbase/bin


hope this gets you started.

If you want to install the superserver version, you have to add
localhost to the list of trusted hosts:

echo localhost >> /etc/hosts.equiv

and you probably want to get an init script that starts the server at
boot time:
http://home.t-online.de/home/schlottmann-goedde/download/ib_suse.tar.gz

-----Original Message-----
From: rspatil@... [mailto:rspatil@...]
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 7:27 AM
To: ib-support@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [ib-support] Installation of FireBird Binaries On SuSE Linux


Dear Friends,

I am Trying to Install and Configure FireBird Binaries on
SuSE Pro 7.1 Server but unfortunately success is running
away from me.

I think I have to modify some of the installation scripts
provided with that distribution.

The Package I have Tried is FirebirdSS-0.9-4p1.i386.rpm
and the Tar file i have tried is FirebirdSS-0.9-4p1.tar.gz

rpm gets installed but problem is whenever server is
started the Interbase is not starting.

With script based installation the Firebird script in
/etc/rc.d/init.d gives error at

# Source function library.
. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions

Functions not found

if Somebody has installed it on SuSE successfully pl.
help me out.

Thanks

R. S. Patil


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