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Für alle, die sich für Ubuntu Linux interessieren:

Im Nachgang zur Verfügbarkeit der IDS Ubuntu-Pakete, nachfolgend noch eine erstklassige Webseite, die sowohl die Installation von IDS als auch des Open Admin Tool auf Ubuntu 8.04 und 9.10 näher erläutert:

• Informix auf Ubuntu Linux

Here is some additional information about Informix@Ubuntu that I received from Andreas Breitfeld and Alexander Koerner from IBM Munich regarding the Informix Ubuntu packages:

The packages have been build for Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (Long Term Support) and are availabe on the Canoncial Partner repository. The installation could be performed from the command line or through the Synaptic GUI interface.

Command Line:
Activate the Canoncial repository by uncommenting the following to lines in /etc/apt/sources.list:

• deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu hardy partner

About 8 months ago I switched from Suse Linux to Ubuntu on my notebook and wasn't able to find official IBM Informix packages for that platform.

Good news to all Ubuntu fans ! IBM has now officially released several Informix packages including Informix Dynamic Server (Developer Edition), Open Admin Tool, Client Software Developer Kit, PHP Data Objects.

You can find those packages here:

After running Suse Linux on my notebook for several years now, I decided to give Ubuntu a try.