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>22. Resources</H1
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>This section lists available additional resources for information on
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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><A
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.
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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><A
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&#38;cat=81</A
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>The main site for DB2 Express-C support questions. All support
functionality for unwarranted versions of Express-C comes from this
community support forum. Lots of IBM developers (including the DB2
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&#38;cat=81</A
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>The forum for general DB2 9 questions. Lots of DB2 developers
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
and UNIX, Windows, z/OS, iSeries, and pSeries. This forum is
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
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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><A
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
of the DB2 Express-C software and related utilities.</P
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>DB2 Information Center</P
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HREF="http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2luw/v9/index.jsp"
TARGET="_top"
>&#13; 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
DB2 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 if not. Access
to the information is offered via search, navigation tree, or a
comprehensive <A
HREF="http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/db2luw/v9/topic/com.ibm.db2.udb.doc/doc/r0024231.htm"
TARGET="_top"
>&#13; master index</A
>.</P
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>DB2 Linux validation site</P
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><A
HREF="http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/linux/validate/"
TARGET="_top"
>&#13; http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/linux/validate/</A
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>Information regarding IBM recommended and validated Linux
distributions for the current version of DB2.</P
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>DB2 Online Support</P
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HREF="http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/udb/support.html"
TARGET="_top"
>http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/udb/support.html</A
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>The official support channel for DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows.
Contains information and downloads regarding Fixpaks, APARs, Technotes,
DB2 Flashes, and more.
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>DB2 PDF Manuals</P
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HREF="http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=71&uid=swg27009552"
TARGET="_top"
>http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=71&#38;uid=swg27009553</A
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>If you like your information in discrete chunks, this is the place
to get official DB2 manuals in PDF format.
</P
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>DB2 for Linux white papers</P
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HREF="http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/linux/papers.html"
TARGET="_top"
>http://www.ibm.com/software/data/db2/linux/papers.html</A
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>White papers typically provide overviews or introductions
to new technology or new releases of a product.</P
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>DB2 Magazine</P
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HREF="http://www.db2mag.com"
TARGET="_top"
>http://www.db2mag.com</A
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>This Web site is the online version of DB2 Magazine, which
publishes articles about using DB2 on Linux and other platforms.
You can also sign up for a free subscription to the print
version of the magazine.</P
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>IBM developerWorks for DB2</P
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><A
HREF="http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/"
TARGET="_top"
>http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/</A
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>A great resource for tutorials, learning resources, help,
and tips for improving DB2 and developing DB2-based
applications.</P
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>International DB2 Users Group (IDUG)</P
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><A
HREF="http://www.idug.org/wps/portal/idug"
TARGET="_top"
>http://www.idug.org</A
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><P
>IDUG holds a number of international conferences on DB2
and has regional user groups. While IDUG has traditionally
focused on DB2 for z/OS and iSeries, they have increasingly
included information on DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows. The
IDUG Web site includes online discussion forums and links to
other DB2 resources.</P
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>Red Hat Linux</P
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><A
HREF="http://www.redhat.com"
TARGET="_top"
>http://www.redhat.com</A
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>Home to the Red Hat Linux distribution.</P
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>Also see <A
HREF="http://www.redhat.com/rhn/"
TARGET="_top"
>http://www.redhat.com/rhn/</A
>(the
Red Hat Network) for more information on system updates and
kernel information.</P
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>SUSE Linux</P
><P
><A
HREF="http://www.novell.com/linux/"
TARGET="_top"
>http://www.novell.com/linux/</A
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><P
>Now a Novell business, this site is the home for the SUSE
Linux distribution.</P
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>Also see <A
HREF="http://support.novell.com/patches.html"
TARGET="_top"
>http://support.novell.com/patches.html</A
>
for more information on system updates and kernel
information.</P
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>Ubuntu Linux</P
><P
><A
HREF="http://www.ubuntu.com/"
TARGET="_top"
>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
is rapidly emerging as a favorite distributions, particularly amongst
new users.</P
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>Fedora Project</P
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HREF="http://fedoraproject.org/"
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>Home to the Fedora Project Linux distribution. </P
><P
>The Fedora Project is a collection of projects sponsored by Red
Hat and developed as a partnership between the open source community and
Red Hat engineers.
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>Mandriva Linux</P
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><A
HREF="http://www.mandriva.com/"
TARGET="_top"
>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
available in individual user and enterprise versions. The company also
provides and maintains a completely free version called Free
Mandriva.</P
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