Interesting, when I was trying to run the script from the script
engine in RedHat, it wouldn't work, However, when I started Terminal
Command Line and ran the script, it worked, with the same values noted
below. However, it couldn't start the server, I'll need to figure
that one out next, but now we actually have it installed
Dixon

--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Dixon Epperson"
<edepperson@j...> wrote:

> I'm new to Linux, but I am trying to install FB1.5 RC7 build 4027 onto
> Redhat v9.
>
> I am logged in as root. I downloaded the
> Firebird-1.5.0.4027=RC7-0.tar.gz to a new folder I created in the root
> named firebird. I extracted it to this same folder which gave me the
> Readme file, install.sh and data-1.5.tar.gz
>
> if I run the install script at this point, it creates the firebird
> folder in the opt folder but nothing else is installed.
>
> so I go back to /firebird/ and extract data-1.5.tar.gz.
>
> it creates a data folder in firebird and extracts all the files into
> this data folder.
>
> I run the install script again.
> choosing 1 for SS
> y for examples
> y for libraries
> y for documentation
> y for additional tools
> y to run Firebird server as root
>
> but it still doesn't install. what am I doing wrong?
> Dixon