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>1. Introduction</H1
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>1.1. Who should read this HOWTO</H2
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>This HOWTO is intended for anyone interested in installing and
using IBM DB2® Express-C 9 on a Linux® distribution. The goal is
to include as many distributions as possible, on both 32&#8211;bit and
64&#8211;bit architectures, however both hardware and time resources are
constrained, so if you come across a distribution/architecture combination
that isn't covered in here or if you encounter a problem that isn't
addressed, send a note to db2howto@gmail.com and I'll try to help verify or
resolve your issue and add the information here.</P
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>The information found in this document is based on personal experiences
installing and configuring IBM DB2 9 Express-C.</P
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>1.2. Disclaimer</H2
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>No liability for the contents of this document is accepted.
Use the concepts, examples and information at your own risk. There may
be errors and inaccuracies that could be damaging to your system.
Proceed with caution, and, although it is highly unlikely that accidents
will happen because of following advice or procedures described in this
document, the author does not take any responsibility for any damage
claimed to be caused by this document.</P
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>This HOWTO is not official IBM documentation, and cannot be
construed as such. IBM accepts no responsibility, liability or coverage
for the material or instructions contained in this HOWTO. The views
expressed in this document are those of the author, and not IBM
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>1.3. Copyright and license</H2
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>Copyright (c) 2007 IBM Corporation.</P
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the Invariant Sections being "Disclaimer" and "About the Authors". This
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>1.4. Credits</H2
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>Ian Hakes is the current owner and maintainer of this HOWTO.
Please send all suggestions for improvement, criticisms or questions to
db2howto@gmail.com.</P
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>As always, big thanks to Dan Scott, who continues to be an
invaluable resource to both myself and the open source community at
large.</P
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>I'd also to thank: Rav Ahuja, Boris Bialek, Jason Chan, Ryan Chase,
Irina Delidjakova, Leon Katsnelson, and Darin McBride for their support,
input and patience while putting this document together.</P
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>Most of all, I must thank my wife and children for allowing me to spend
weeknights and weekends on my laptop and test machines
getting this document together. I couldn't have done it without their
love and support.</P
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>1.5. About the author</H2
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>Ian Hakes, has worked for IBM DB2 since 1999. Currently,
he is involved in technical marketing for the DB2 Express-C product,
developing technical documentation and evangelizing DB2 Express-C.
Before that, he was the technical team lead for the DB2 Information
Development department, and the writer responsible for the DB2 SQL
Reference manual. His free time is spent mainly typing on computers,
thinking about how much nicer it would be to watch a movie or to be
sailing.</P
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