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Installing on POSIX platforms

Please read the first two chapters before you set out to install Firebird 2.0.x or 2.1.x.

The Firebird server comes in two forms, Classic, which runs as a service, and SuperServer, which runs as a background daemon. Classic is the more traditional UNIX service, while Superserver uses threads, rather than processes. For the user just starting out with Firebird, either will do, although the Classic server is likely to prove a better platform for initially experimenting with Firebird.

• Linux platforms
• MAC OSX
• Other Posix platforms

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