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>22. Resources</H1
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>This section lists available additional resources for information on
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using DB2 Express-C 9 for Linux:</P
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>22.1. Forums and Newsgroups</H2
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>IBM developerWorks forums</P
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HREF="http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/db2_forums.jsp"
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>http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/db2_forums.jsp</A
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>This page lists the available developerWorks hosted web forums.
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Many of them are mirrors of the regular Usenet DB2 newsgroups.</P
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>DB2 Express-C developerWorks forum</P
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HREF="http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/dw_forum.jsp?forum=805&cat=81"
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>http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/dw_forum.jsp?forum=805&cat=81</A
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>The main site for DB2 Express-C support questions. All support
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functionality for unwarranted versions of Express-C comes from this
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community support forum. Lots of IBM developers (including the DB2
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Express-C team) regularly monitor and participate in this forum.</P
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>DB2 9 developerWorks forum</P
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HREF="http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/dw_forum.jsp?forum=842&cat=81"
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>http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/dw_forum.jsp?forum=842&cat=81</A
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>The forum for general DB2 9 questions. Lots of DB2 developers
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regularly monitor and participate in this forum.</P
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>comp.databases.ibm-db2</P
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>Covers the use of DB2 on all platforms, including Linux
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and UNIX, Windows, z/OS, iSeries, and pSeries. This forum is
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quite active.</P
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>ibm.software.db2.udb</P
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>Similar to comp.databases.ibm-db2, but handles questions
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specific to the DB2 Universal Database product only.</P
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>22.2. Web sites</H2
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>DB2 Universal Database for Linux</P
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HREF="http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/linux/"
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>http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/linux</A
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>The home portal for DB2 information on Linux.</P
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>DB2 Express-C</P
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HREF="http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/express/"
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>http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/express</A
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>Main web portal for the DB2 Express-C product, including downloads
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of the DB2 Express-C software and related utilities.</P
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>DB2 Information Center</P
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> http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2luw/v9/index.jsp</A
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>The DB2 Information Center is the most current source of official
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DB2 documentation in 29 different languages. Set your browser language
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preference and the site will return the translated version of a given
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page if it is available, falling back to English content if not. Access
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to the information is offered via search, navigation tree, or a
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comprehensive <A
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HREF="http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2luw/v9/topic/com.ibm.db2.udb.doc/doc/r0024231.htm"
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> master index</A
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>.</P
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>DB2 Linux validation site</P
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HREF="http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/linux/validate/"
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> http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/linux/validate/</A
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>Information regarding IBM recommended and validated Linux
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distributions for the current version of DB2.</P
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>DB2 Online Support</P
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>The official support channel for DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows.
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Contains information and downloads regarding Fixpaks, APARs, Technotes,
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DB2 Flashes, and more.
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</P
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>DB2 PDF Manuals</P
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>http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=71&uid=swg27009553</A
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>If you like your information in discrete chunks, this is the place
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to get official DB2 manuals in PDF format.
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</P
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>DB2 for Linux white papers</P
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>http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/linux/papers.html</A
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>White papers typically provide overviews or introductions
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to new technology or new releases of a product.</P
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>DB2 Magazine</P
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>http://www.db2mag.com</A
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>This Web site is the online version of DB2 Magazine, which
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publishes articles about using DB2 on Linux and other platforms.
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You can also sign up for a free subscription to the print
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version of the magazine.</P
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>IBM developerWorks for DB2</P
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HREF="http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/"
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>http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/</A
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</P
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>A great resource for tutorials, learning resources, help,
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and tips for improving DB2 and developing DB2-based
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applications.</P
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>International DB2 Users Group (IDUG)</P
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HREF="http://www.idug.org/wps/portal/idug"
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>http://www.idug.org</A
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>IDUG holds a number of international conferences on DB2
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and has regional user groups. While IDUG has traditionally
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focused on DB2 for z/OS and iSeries, they have increasingly
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included information on DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows. The
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IDUG Web site includes online discussion forums and links to
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other DB2 resources.</P
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>Red Hat Linux</P
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>http://www.redhat.com</A
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>Home to the Red Hat Linux distribution.</P
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>Also see <A
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>http://www.redhat.com/rhn/</A
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>(the
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Red Hat Network) for more information on system updates and
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kernel information.</P
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>SUSE Linux</P
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>http://www.novell.com/linux/</A
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>Now a Novell business, this site is the home for the SUSE
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Linux distribution.</P
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>Also see <A
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for more information on system updates and kernel
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information.</P
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>Ubuntu Linux</P
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>http://www.ubuntu.com/</A
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>Home to the Ubuntu Linux distribution. </P
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>Ubuntu is a community developed, Linux-based operating system that
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is rapidly emerging as a favorite distributions, particularly amongst
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new users.</P
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>Fedora Project</P
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HREF="http://fedoraproject.org/"
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>http://fedoraproject.org/</A
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>Home to the Fedora Project Linux distribution. </P
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Hat and developed as a partnership between the open source community and
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Red Hat engineers.
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>Mandriva Linux</P
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HREF="http://www.mandriva.com/"
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>http://www.mandriva.com/</A
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>Home to the Mandriva Linux distribution. </P
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>Mandriva's key product is the Mandriva Linux distribution. It is
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available in individual user and enterprise versions. The company also
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provides and maintains a completely free version called Free
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Mandriva.</P
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