IBM db2 Express C

[Nat Gross]

On 2/20/06, Nat Gross <nat101l at gmail.com> wrote:
> Has anyone succeeded installing IBM's db2(full version or free express
> C version) on Fedora 4? Although I can get by various stages of
> installation, its not quite 'there' with the bottom line being that
> its unusable on FC4.  Someone at the Ibm db2 forum is telling me that
> FC4 is too much bleeding edge and that it runs on his CentOS system.
>
> Being with Fedora since FC2, and with kind folks on this list, I don't
> want to switch, but I can't resist replacing mySql with a free version
> of db2!  (Ok, so I can't use more than 4 gig ram. Or quad processors.)
>
> The sorry thing is that it does install, but utilities used to setup
> the databases fail.
> Anyhow, if anyone has db2 [express C] running on FC4, please gimme a holler.
> Thanks;
> -nat

(I was just glancing over some old posts...)
For posterity:
db2 express c is running fine with FC4 and FC5.
The problem was related to IBM's java jre. I just used the standard
jre and it works fine.
Hope this helps someone.
nat