There are many versions that will match almost each Linux flavor out in the market today. Below are just (working) sample tested and used by the Author.
 FireBird version 1.5.2 requires the following files to be present during installation an as follows:
- glibc version 2.2 or better
- ncurses4 version 5.0 or better
- libstdc++.so.5
- libgcc_s.so.1
- libm.so.1
InterBase 6.5 You needed to install both the Server application and the Client application as well.
log-in as root
edit the /etc/profile file and add the following lines in the said file
- exportINTERBASE_HOME=/opt/interbase
- exportPATH=$PATH:$INTERBASE_HOME/bin
- save the changes
edit the .bash_profile file and perform the changes listed below and as follows
- PATH=$PATH:/opt/interbase/bin:$HOME/bin:/home/vins/kylix2/bin
- PATH=$PATH:/opt/interbase:/sbin:/home/vins/kylix3/bin:
now at the Terminal prompt (root user) enter the following statement:
- should be entered once only, for this installation
- $ echo localhost.localdomain >> /etc/hosts.equiv
Mount the InterBase Manager application
- $ ibmgr -start -forever
- should inform you that Server had started
- IF not there is a Problem else where
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