Subject Re: [firebird-support] Install Firebird SS in Ubuntu Linux by apt-get or tar.gz /install.sh
Author Helen Borrie
At 11:17 a.m. 15/03/2013, piraju1379 wrote:
>I'm installing Firebird Super Server
>version 2.5.2 on Linux Ubuntu.
>
>1. Install by apt-get
>or
>2. Download the file FirebirdSS-2.5.2.26539-0.i686.tar.gz
>and install by ./install.sh
>
>Which option do you recommend?

Option 2 for Ubuntu, unreservedly. My experiences with the Firebird packages in the Deb/Ub repository were just full of hassles, even just trying to get hold of everything that comes in a "native" Firebird installation and then trying to find where things have been installed.

The tarball install, on the other hand, is a piece of cake on any Linux.



Helen Borrie, Support Consultant, IBPhoenix (Pacific)
Author of "The Firebird Book" and "The Firebird Book Second Edition"
http://www.ibphoenix.com/products/books/firebird_book
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