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<author><firstname>Dan</firstname><surname>Scott</surname></author>
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<authorinitials>dbs</authorinitials>
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<revhistory>
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<revision>
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<revnumber>1.2.8</revnumber>
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<date>2004-12-13</date>
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<authorinitials>dbs</authorinitials>
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<revremark>Update broken links. Hopefully this is the final
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revision, pending a complete rewrite of the HOWTO for DB2 V8.2.
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</revremark>
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</revision>
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<revision>
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<revnumber>1.2.7</revnumber>
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<date>2003-12-05</date>
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@ -191,14 +199,9 @@ to duplicate and confirm these installation instructions.
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</para>
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<para>
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If you install DB2 Version 6.1 for Linux and DB2 hangs on the
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<command>db2start</command> command, see
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<ulink url="http://www-1.ibm.com/servlet/support/manager?rt=1&rs=0&q=1000814">db2start hangs on Linux distributions built with glibc 2.1</ulink>. I don't include any other DB2 Version 6.1
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information in this document. If you plan to install DB2 Version 5.2 on Linux,
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<emphasis>don't</emphasis>! (Have I emphasized that point enough?
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All right, I'll stop now.) The Personal Developer's Edition
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of DB2 Version 7.1 is available as a free (beer) download from IBM, at the
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<ulink url="http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/udb/downloads.html">DB2
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DB2 Universal Database Personal Developer's Edition for Linux
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Version 7.1 is available as a free (beer) download from IBM, at the
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<ulink url="http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/download/category.jsp?s=c&cat=data">DB2
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Universal Database download site</ulink>.
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Registration is required, and, of course, your copy of DB2 is
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only free as long as you don't use it in a production environment.
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@ -337,7 +340,7 @@ suffering the wrath of his girlfriend (er, make that wife now).
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Prerequisites are what you, your machine, and your distribution
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require before you will be able to successfully install or use DB2.
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The required prerequisites come straight from
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<citetitle pubwork="book"><ulink url="http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/udb/winos2unix/support">IBM DB2 Universal Database for UNIX Quick Beginnings</ulink></citetitle>.
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<citetitle pubwork="book"><ulink url="http://www.ibm.com/db2/udb/support">IBM DB2 Universal Database for UNIX Quick Beginnings</ulink></citetitle>.
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The suggested prerequisites come from experience.
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For your convenience, I've divided them into hardware and software requirements.
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</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<citetitle pubwork="book"><ulink url="http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/udb/winos2unix/support">DB2 for UNIX Quick Beginnings</ulink></citetitle>
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<citetitle pubwork="book"><ulink url="http://www.ibm.com/db2/udb/support">DB2 for UNIX Quick Beginnings</ulink></citetitle>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<citetitle pubwork="book"><ulink url="http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/udb/winos2unix/support">DB2 Personal Edition for Linux Quick Beginnings</ulink></citetitle>
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<citetitle pubwork="book"><ulink url="http://www.ibm.com/db2/udb/support">DB2 Personal Edition for Linux Quick Beginnings</ulink></citetitle>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<citetitle pubwork="book"><ulink url="http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/udb/winos2unix/support">DB2 Connect Personal Edition for Linux Quick Beginnings</ulink></citetitle>
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<citetitle pubwork="book"><ulink url="http://www.ibm.com/db2/udb/support">DB2 Connect Personal Edition for Linux Quick Beginnings</ulink></citetitle>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</answer>
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</qandaentry>
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<qandaentry>
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<question>
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<para>I installed DB2 Version 6.1 and <command>db2start</command> just hangs.</para>
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</question>
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<answer>
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<para>
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Hey! I said I wasn't going to include any DB2 Version 6.1 information! Oh well, this is
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one of the most frequently asked questions about 6.1, so here's a short answer: you need to install
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a recent DB2 FixPack. The initial release of DB2 Version 6.1 ran into incompatibilities
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with distributions built on <literal>glibc 2.1</literal>. For a full description of the
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problem, and the correct install procedure, refer to IBM Support document 1000814:
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<ulink url="http://www-1.ibm.com/servlet/support/manager?rt=1&rs=0&q=1000814">db2start hangs on Linux distributions built with glibc 2.1</ulink>.
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</para>
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</answer>
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</qandaentry>
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<qandaentry>
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<question>
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<para>
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you must create one or more buffer pools and associate them with
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the tablespaces used to hold the tables in your database. For more
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information on buffer pools and increasing performance, see the
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<citetitle pubwork="book"><ulink url="http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/udb/winos2unix/support">IBM DB2 Administration Guide: Performance</ulink></citetitle>.
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<citetitle pubwork="book"><ulink url="http://www.ibm.com/db2/udb/support">IBM DB2 Administration Guide: Performance</ulink></citetitle>.
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</para>
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<para>
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On a system with a 2.2 kernel compiled with support for >1 gigabyte of
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><ulink url="http://arnoud.best.vwh.net/db2eug">DB2 Email User Group</ulink></term>
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<term><ulink url="http://arnoud.best.vwh.net/db2eug/">DB2 Email User Group</ulink></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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This mailing list claims about 300 subscribers who ask and answer questions.
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<term><ulink url="http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2help/">DB2 Version 8 Information Center</ulink></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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For information on installing DB2 Version 8 on Linux, the DB2 Information Center is the most current source of official documentation in 29 different languages. Set your browser language preference and the site will return the translated version of a given page if it is available, falling back to English content. Offers access to the information via search, navigation tree, or a comprehensive master index (
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<ulink url="http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2help/topic/com.ibm.db2.udb.doc/core/db2idxA.htm">A</ulink>
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<ulink url="http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2help/topic/com.ibm.db2.udb.doc/core/db2idxB.htm">B</ulink>
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<ulink url="http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2help/topic/com.ibm.db2.udb.doc/core/db2idxC.htm">C</ulink>
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<ulink url="http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2help/topic/com.ibm.db2.udb.doc/core/db2idxD.htm">D</ulink>
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<ulink url="http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2help/topic/com.ibm.db2.udb.doc/core/db2idxE.htm">E</ulink>
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<ulink url="http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2help/topic/com.ibm.db2.udb.doc/core/db2idxF.htm">F</ulink>
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<ulink url="http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2help/topic/com.ibm.db2.udb.doc/core/db2idxG.htm">G</ulink>
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<ulink url="http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2help/topic/com.ibm.db2.udb.doc/core/db2idxH.htm">H</ulink>
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<ulink url="http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2help/topic/com.ibm.db2.udb.doc/core/db2idxI.htm">I</ulink>
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<ulink url="http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2help/topic/com.ibm.db2.udb.doc/core/db2idxJ.htm">J</ulink>
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<ulink url="http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2help/topic/com.ibm.db2.udb.doc/core/db2idxK.htm">K</ulink>
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<ulink url="http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2help/topic/com.ibm.db2.udb.doc/core/db2idxL.htm">L</ulink>
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<ulink url="http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2help/topic/com.ibm.db2.udb.doc/core/db2idxM.htm">M</ulink>
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<ulink url="http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2help/topic/com.ibm.db2.udb.doc/core/db2idxN.htm">N</ulink>
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<ulink url="http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2help/topic/com.ibm.db2.udb.doc/core/db2idxO.htm">O</ulink>
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<ulink url="http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2help/topic/com.ibm.db2.udb.doc/core/db2idxP.htm">P</ulink>
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<ulink url="http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2help/topic/com.ibm.db2.udb.doc/core/db2idxQ.htm">Q</ulink>
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<ulink url="http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2help/topic/com.ibm.db2.udb.doc/core/db2idxR.htm">R</ulink>
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<ulink url="http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2help/topic/com.ibm.db2.udb.doc/core/db2idxS.htm">S</ulink>
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<ulink url="http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2help/topic/com.ibm.db2.udb.doc/core/db2idxT.htm">T</ulink>
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<ulink url="http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2help/topic/com.ibm.db2.udb.doc/core/db2idxU.htm">U</ulink>
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<ulink url="http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2help/topic/com.ibm.db2.udb.doc/core/db2idxV.htm">V</ulink>
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<ulink url="http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2help/topic/com.ibm.db2.udb.doc/core/db2idxW.htm">W</ulink>
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<ulink url="http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2help/topic/com.ibm.db2.udb.doc/core/db2idxX.htm">X</ulink>
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<ulink url="http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2help/topic/com.ibm.db2.udb.doc/core/db2idxY.htm">Y</ulink>
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<ulink url="http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2help/topic/com.ibm.db2.udb.doc/core/db2idxZ.htm">Z</ulink>
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For information on installing DB2 Version 8 on Linux, the DB2 Information Center is the most current source of
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official documentation in 29 different languages. Set your browser language preference and the site will return
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the translated version of a given page if it is available, falling back to English content. Offers access to
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the information via search, navigation tree, or a comprehensive <ulink url="http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2help/topic/com.ibm.db2.udb.doc/core/db2idxA.htm">master index</ulink>.
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</para>
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<para>
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<ulink url="http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2help/topic/com.ibm.db2.udb.doc/start/t0008923.htm">Installing a DB2 server on Linux</ulink> is probably the best starting point for Version 8 install information.
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</varlistentry>
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<term><ulink url="http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/linux/validate/">DB2 Version 8 for Linux validation</ulink></term>
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<term><ulink url="http://www.ibm.com/db2/linux/validate/">DB2 Version 8 for Linux validation</ulink></term>
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<para>
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IBM's list of supported Linux distributions for DB2 Version 8, along with the system prerequisites.
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<term><ulink url="http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/udb/winos2unix/support">DB2 Library</ulink></term>
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<term><ulink url="http://www.ibm.com/db2/udb/support">DB2 Library</ulink></term>
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IBM publishes many books on installing, administering, and developing applications with DB2.
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<term><ulink url="http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/udb/ad">DB2 Application Development</ulink></term>
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<term><ulink url="http://www.ibm.com/db2/udb/ad">DB2 Application Development</ulink></term>
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This web site contains the latest information about restrictions, workarounds, or additional
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<term><ulink url="http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/linux">DB2 for Linux</ulink></term>
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<term><ulink url="http://www.ibm.com/db2/linux">DB2 for Linux</ulink></term>
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This web site contains general information about using DB2 for Linux, including a link
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to the free <ulink url="http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/udb/downloads.html">download</ulink>
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of DB2 Personal Developers Edition.
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to the free <ulink url="http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/download/category.jsp?s=c&cat=data">download</ulink>
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of DB2 Personal Developer's Edition.
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<term><ulink url="http://www.edelbyte.org/misc/DbtuTools/index.htm">DbtuTools project</ulink></term>
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<term><ulink url="http://www.scheibli.com/v3/projects/dbtutools/">DbtuTools project</ulink></term>
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Daniel Scheibli has started a project with the following mission statement:
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The <ulink url="http://www.ibm.com/sofware/data/db2/extenders/netsearch">Net Search Extender</ulink>,
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The <ulink url="http://www.ibm.com/db2/extenders/textoverview/">Net Search Extender</ulink>,
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