14. Installing DB2 Version 8.2 on Mandriva Linux 10.1 (Community)
Before proceeding, please ensure that you have read
Section 3 and Section 4.
Note that IBM does not officially support this distribution for
DB2 UDB V8.2. Any problems you encounter using this distribution must be
replicated on a supported distribution before IBM Support will help you
resolve the issue.
These notes are based on the 2.6.8.1–16mdk kernel and
installing to a single-partition
environment.
14.1. Pre-installation notes
The pdksh package is not installed by default. If you want to
install a multiple-partition environment on Mandriva Linux, you will
have to install it using drakconf (it's on CD3). Also, no Java package
is installed by default, so we don't have to worry about any conflicts
arising from that.
14.2. Installation
notes
The GUI based installation went smoothly, with no reported
problems or issues. If you do experience a hang with the Java installer,
try the Sun Java workaround described in the Fedora Core 2
section.
14.3. Post-installation notes
Be careful of the Mandriva Linux security msec utility –
it can prevent DB2 from functioning correctly by changing the permissions on
directories like /home/db2inst1/sqllib/ that must be
world-readable for DB2 UDB to non-world readable. If you find that DB2 UDB is not working
properly, investigate your
security settings.
