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Default disk locations

The following table describes the default disk locations for the components on Windows and Linux.

In the major codebase revision starting at v.1.5, the old hard links to InterBase artifacts were removed and many of the major components were renamed. As a result, Firebird 1.5 permits a running InterBase® server to be present, provided the two servers don't listen on the same TCP/IP port. If you need this feature, read Configuring the port service in the Release Notes that came with your Firebird installation (look in the doc subdir).

Table 2. Components of the Firebird 1.5 installation

Platform

Component

File Name

Default Location

32-bit and 64-bit Windows

(Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, ...)

Installation directory

(referred to hereafter as <InstallDir>)

 

C:\Program Files\Firebird\Firebird_1_5

Firebird server

fbserver.exe (SS) or fb_inet_server.exe (CS)

<InstallDir>\bin

Command-line tools

gbak.exe, gfix.exe, gstat.exe, etc.

<InstallDir>\bin

Sample database

employee.fdb

<InstallDir>\examples

User-defined function (UDF) libraries

ib_udf.dll & fbudf.dll

<InstallDir>\UDF

Firebird client

fbclient.dll

(with an optional gds32.dll, to support legacy apps)

<InstallDir>\bin

(with an optional copy in the Windows System dir – see note below table)

Linux and possibly other UNIX distros

Installation directory

(referred to hereafter as <InstallDir>)

 

/opt/firebird

Firebird server

fbserver (SS) or fb_inet_server (CS)

<InstallDir>/bin

Command-line tools

gbak, gfix, gstat, etc.

<InstallDir>/bin

Sample database

employee.fdb

<InstallDir>/examples

UDF libraries

ib_udf.so, fbudf.so

<InstallDir>/UDF

Firebird client

libfbclient.so.1.5.n (binary); libfbclient.so.1, libfbclient.so (symlinks)

Legacy libgds* symlinks are also installed.

/usr/lib

(actually, the real stuff is in <InstallDir>/lib, but you should use the links in /usr/lib)


Note

The exact path to the Windows System directory depends on your Windows version. Typical locations are:

  • for Windows 95/98/ME: C:\Windows\System

  • for Windows NT/2000: C:\WINNT\System32

  • for Windows XP: C:\Windows\System32

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