wget http://ovh.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/firebird/Firebird-2.0.0.12654-ReleaseCandidate2.tar.bz2
tar -jxvf Firebird-2.0.0.12654-ReleaseCandidate2.tar.bz2
cd firebird-2.0.0.12654-ReleaseCandidate2/
sudo apt-get install libreadline5-dev bison
sh autogen.sh –prefix=/opt/firebird2 –enable-superserver
make
sudo make install
ps -awwwx | grep firebird (see if is working)
/opt/firebird2/bin/isql -u SYSDBA -p masterkey /opt/firebird2/examples/empbuild/employee.fdb
Database: /opt/firebird2/examples/empbuild/employee.fdb, User: SYSDBA
SQL> show tables ;
COUNTRY CUSTOMER
DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYEE_PROJECT JOB
PROJECT PROJ_DEPT_BUDGET
SALARY_HISTORY SALES
SQL>select * from sales;
Here is one screenshot
![](https://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3981/147/320/Firebird2rc2.0.png)
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