Ok, I used http://sourceforge.net/projects/firebird/files/firebird-linux-i386/2.5.7-Release/FirebirdCS-2.5.7.27050-0.i686.tar.gz

on ubuntu 18:

root@ub18:~/FirebirdCS-2.5.7.27050-0.i686# ./install.sh

Firebird classic 2.5.7.27050-0.i686 Installation

Press Enter to start installation or ^C to abort
Extracting install data
Please enter new password for SYSDBA user: masterkey
./scripts/postinstall.sh: 114: ./scripts/postinstall.sh: /opt/firebird/bin/gsec: not found

Please enter new password for SYSDBA user: masterkey
./scripts/postinstall.sh: 114: ./scripts/postinstall.sh: /opt/firebird/bin/gsec: not found

Please enter new password for SYSDBA user: ^C

root@ub18:~/FirebirdCS-2.5.7.27050-0.i686# ls -la /opt/firebird/bin/gsec
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 297716 lut 14  2017 /opt/firebird/bin/gsec

 

Use compressed tarball, instead of rpm package .

https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/releases/download/R2_5_9/FirebirdSS-2.5.9.27139-0.amd64.tar.gz

You me have to install libtommath (apt-get install libtommath) and
create a softlink as /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libtommath.so.1 pointing
to /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libtommath.so.1.1.0

Regards

On 9/19/19 1:40 PM, 'moj.mail.qmail' moj.mail.qmail@...
[firebird-support] wrote:
> Hello, could someone help me install fb 2.5 on Debian 9 (buster)?
>
> I've installed Firebird from
> https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/releases/download/R2_5_9/FirebirdSS-2.5.9.27139-0.amd64.rpm
>
> After run install.sh I got:
>
> //opt/firebird/WhatsNew//
> //./usr/sbin/rcfirebird//
> //./etc/init.d/firebird//
> //Done.//
> //Deleting...//
> //Done.//
> //update-rc.d: warning: start and stop actions are no longer supported;
> falling back to defaults//
> //update-rc.d: warning: start runlevel arguments (2 3 5) do not match
> firebird Default-Start values (2 3 4 5)//
> //Starting Firebird server: //
> //Fixing firebird's shell to /bin/sh//
> //
> //Starting Firebird server: Please enter new password for SYSDBA user:
> master//
> //use gsec -? to get help//
> //Unable to complete network request to host "localhost".//
> //Failed to establish a connection.//
> //unable to open database//
> //
> //Please enter new password for SYSDBA user:
> //Please enter new password for SYSDBA user:/
> [^C]
>
> Netstat shows nothing.
>
> After start /opt/bin/firebird/fbserver manually I got:
>
> /root@debian9:/opt/firebird/bin# ./fbserver //
> //I/O error during "open" operation for file " "open" operation for file
> " "open" operation for file " "open" operation for file " "open"
> operation for file " "open" operation for file " "open" operation for
> file " "open" operation for file " "open" operation for file " "open"
> operation for file " "open" operation for file " "open" operation for
> file " "open" operation for file "own//
> ///firebird/fb_trace_jGV7dm"//
> //-Error while trying to open file//
> //-No such file or directory//
> //"//
> //-Error while trying to open file//
> //-No such file or directory//
> //"//
> //-Error while trying to open file//
> //-No such file or directory//
> //"//
> //-Error while trying to open file//
> //-No such file or directory/
>
> What can I du to run firebird server? Edit /opt/firebird/firebird.conf?
>
>
>
>
>