Comments on: Installing DB2 9.5 on Ubuntu 7.10

By: Hannes Eva

Hannes Eva — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:03:30 +0000

Dear db-freaks,

here you receive a warp-up in short for a successful db2 installation (even on a usb-device with ubuntu:)

set the visual effects of desktop to none
(this is for neccessary for the db2cc)

sudo gedit /etc/sysctl.conf
insert the following:
########################
kernel.shmmax = 256000000
########################
save the file

sudo apt-get install libstdc++5

sudo apt-get install libaio-dev
cd /media/…pathtodb2source…/db2exp

sudo ./db2setup
– install with English language only to
avoid errors installing the sample-db
– use a secure psw for dasusr1,dbinst1,…
– installing Textsearch returned errors
on my system, I didn’t install it.

db2stop << stops db2
db2cc << starts commandcenter

now you can reinstall db/2 on this existing installation to install the language pack

have a fun with a db-engine you can use from a usb-/stick/drive and on a pc/workstation/mainframe/supercomputer

By: Hannes

Hannes — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:25:21 +0000

I installed DB2 Express-C 9.5.2 on Ubuntu 9.04. but on an USB-Disk to have it fully portable. Installation was succesfull. But as I am a newbie on this can anyone please provide a tip how to start a GUI to manage the DB? Many Thanks in advance.

By: Antonio Cangiano

Antonio Cangiano — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:38:55 +0000

Just to clarify: WBRB is replying to David. I never claimed that a root account cannot be enabled on Ubuntu.

By: WBRB

WBRB — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:59:42 +0000

I would encourage the use of google before posting that ubuntu has no root account or at least qualifying it with something like “enabled by default”.

Results 1 – 10 of about 270,000 for ubuntu enable root.

By: smdelfin

smdelfin — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:04:01 +0000

This also worked for DB2 Express-C 9.5.2 on Ubuntu 8.10. Thanks!

By: Hong

Hong — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:51:32 +0000

Cool tips, Thanks!

By: Gigi

Gigi — Thu, 22 May 2008 10:34:06 +0000

I’ve had the same problem trying to install a .bin package from sun.
After installing libc5 the package hangs with
*** glibc detected *** ./sjsas-9_1_02-linux.bin: free(): invalid next size (normal): 0x08073050 ***
======= Backtrace: =========
/root/../lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6[0xb7d85a85]
/root/../lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6(cfree+0x90)[0xb7d894f0]
./sjsas-9_1_02-linux.bin(zcfree+0x1e)[0x8056be2]
./sjsas-9_1_02-linux.bin(inflate_trees_bits+0xb7)[0x805a53b]
./sjsas-9_1_02-linux.bin(inflate_blocks+0xc27)[0x8057a5e]
./sjsas-9_1_02-linux.bin(inflate+0x3a7)[0x80563fe]
./sjsas-9_1_02-linux.bin[0x8051909]
./sjsas-9_1_02-linux.bin(zipReadEntry+0x13b)[0x8051b64]
./sjsas-9_1_02-linux.bin(UnzipFiles+0x1b9)[0x804fdd3]
./sjsas-9_1_02-linux.bin(main+0xa3e)[0x804e4c2]
/root/../lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xe0)[0xb7d30450]
./sjsas-9_1_02-linux.bin(dlopen+0x41)[0x804c9f5]
======= Memory map: ========
08048000-08061000 r-xp 00000000 08:02 14139509 /root/sjsas-9_1_02-linux.bin
08061000-08063000 rw-p 00018000 08:02 14139509 /root/sjsas-9_1_02-linux.bin
08063000-08084000 rw-p 08063000 00:00 0 [heap]
b7a00000-b7a21000 rw-p b7a00000 00:00 0
b7a21000-b7b00000 —p b7a21000 00:00 0
b7bf5000-b7bf6000 rw-p b7bf5000 00:00 0
b7bf6000-b7c35000 r–p 00000000 08:02 6374244 /usr/lib/locale/it_IT.utf8/LC_CTYPE
b7c35000-b7c36000 r–p 00000000 08:02 6374315 /usr/lib/locale/it_IT.utf8/LC_NUMERIC
b7c36000-b7c37000 r–p 00000000 08:02 6432825 /usr/lib/locale/it_IT.utf8/LC_TIME
b7c37000-b7d18000 r–p 00000000 08:02 6374243 /usr/lib/locale/it_IT.utf8/LC_COLLATE
b7d18000-b7d19000 r–p 00000000 08:02 6374379 /usr/lib/locale/it_IT.utf8/LC_MONETARY
b7d19000-b7d1a000 rw-p b7d19000 00:00 0
b7d1a000-b7e63000 r-xp 00000000 08:02 11150721 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc-2.7.so
b7e63000-b7e64000 r–p 00149000 08:02 11150721 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc-2.7.so
b7e64000-b7e66000 rw-p 0014a000 08:02 11150721 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc-2.7.so
b7e66000-b7e69000 rw-p b7e66000 00:00 0
b7e69000-b7e73000 r-xp 00000000 08:02 11132992 /lib/libgcc_s.so.1
b7e73000-b7e74000 rw-p 0000a000 08:02 11132992 /lib/libgcc_s.so.1
b7e74000-b7e97000 r-xp 00000000 08:02 11150729 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libm-2.7.so
b7e97000-b7e99000 rw-p 00023000 08:02 11150729 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libm-2.7.so
b7e99000-b7e9a000 rw-p b7e99000 00:00 0
b7e9a000-b7f4a000 r-xp 00000000 08:02 6342728 /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5.0.7
b7f4a000-b7f4f000 rw-p 000af000 08:02 6342728 /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5.0.7
b7f4f000-b7f54000 rw-p b7f4f000 00:00 0
b7f54000-b7f55000 r–p 00000000 08:02 6381598 /usr/lib/locale/it_IT.utf8/LC_MESSAGES/SYS_LC_MESSAGES
b7f55000-b7f56000 r–p 00000000 08:02 6374250 /usr/lib/locale/it_IT.utf8/LC_PAPER
b7f56000-b7f57000 r–p 00000000 08:02 6374402 /usr/lib/locale/it_IT.utf8/LC_NAME
b7f57000-b7f58000 r–p 00000000 08:02 6432827 /usr/lib/locale/it_IT.utf8/LC_ADDRESS
b7f58000-b7f59000 r–p 00000000 08:02 6432828 /usr/lib/locale/it_IT.utf8/LC_TELEPHONE
b7f59000-b7f5a000 r–p 00000000 08:02 6374246 /usr/lib/locale/it_IT.utf8/LC_MEASUREMENT
b7f5a000-b7f61000 r–s 00000000 08:02 6357926 /usr/lib/gconv/gconv-modules.cache
b7f61000-b7f62000 r–p 00000000 08:02 6432829 /usr/lib/locale/it_IT.utf8/LC_IDENTIFICATION
b7f62000-b7f71000 r-xp 00000000 08:02 11150749 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libresolv-2.7.so
b7f71000-b7f73000 rw-p 0000f000 08:02 11150749 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libresolv-2.7.so
b7f73000-b7f75000 rw-p b7f73000 00:00 0
b7f75000-b7f7e000 r-xp 00000000 08:02 11150725 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libcrypt-2.7.so
b7f7e000-b7f80000 rw-p 00008000 08:02 11150725 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libcrypt-2.7.so
b7f80000-b7fa7000 rw-p b7f80000 00:00 0
b7fa7000-b7fa9000 r-xp 00000000 08:02 11150727 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
b7fa9000-b7fab000 rw-p 00001000 08:02 11150727 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libdl-2.7.so
b7fab000-b7fbf000 r-xp 00000000 08:02 11150747 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread-2.7.so
b7fbf000-b7fc1000 rw-p 00013000 08:02 11150747 /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread-2.7.so
b7fc1000-b7fc5000 rw-p b7fc1000 00:00 0
b7fc5000-b7fc6000 r-xp b7fc5000 00:00 0 [vdso]
b7fc6000-b7fe0000 r-xp 00000000 08:02 11132947 /lib/ld-2.7.so
b7fe0000-b7fe2000 rw-p 00019000 08:02 11132947 /lib/ld-2.7.so
bf8ef000-bf904000 rw-p bffeb000 00:00 0 [stack]
Deleting temporary files…

It’s a real SHAME that in Ubuntu the compatibility libs are still NOT WORKING

By: rohith

rohith — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:11:19 +0000

Please be connected to the internet while installing the library files

By: scampbell

scampbell — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:17:56 +0000

No root user in ubuntu?? uhhh sure there is…and I just did a root install. Obviously David Cesarno doesnt know what he is talking about and should probably detach his keyboard from the internetz. Thanks for this thread although im pretty sure all but complete newbs will know how to resolve a simple dependency problem like this.

By: Morten

Morten — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:00:15 +0000

If the setup window is completely grey, without any widgets, then try to disable the visual effects under Ubuntu.

System -> Appearance -> Visual Effects -> None.