Ok Paul,

I will do so,

Greetings, Nico

----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Reeves <paul@...>
To: <ib-support@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: [ib-support] Red Hat Linux


> Nico Callewaert wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > 2 years ago I bought a Red Hat Linux starter kit (6.0), so I
guess
> > that's a compact, simple version of Red Hat. The question is, would it
be
> > reliable and safe to use that to run a Interbase database server ?
It's
> > for professional purposes.
> >
>
> I recollect that the glibc required for Fb/IB is newer than the one that
ships
> with RedHat 6.0.
>
> Given the cheapness of Linux distros it really isn't worth mucking around
with
> older versions, if you haven't already got them installed. However, RedHat
7.0
> seems to present a few challenges* when used with Fb or IB. I haven't yet
played
> with SuSE 7.1 so I cannot say if there are any problems or not.
>
> I personally would go with either RedHat 6.2 or SuSE 7.0.
>
>
> Paul
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> Paul Reeves
> http://www.ibphoenix.com
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