Linux applications on pSeries / [Jan-Rainer Lahmann ... et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lahmann, Jan-Rainer.

Series:

IBM redbooks.

Redbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Operating systems (Computers).

Application software.

AIX (Computer file).

Linux.

Physical Description:

xviii, 310 p. : ill.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

[Austin] : IBM International Technical Support Organization, 2003.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The strengths of the AIX operating system are well known among the UNIX software community. Its reliability and great degree of scaling make AIX the perfect choice for hosting mission-critical applications. It is a robust and flexible operating system that meets all the requirements for the various demands of e-business environments. At the same time, Linux is maturing rapidly and generating excitement among software developers that has not been seen in many years. This IBM Redbooks publication will show you what you need to do to run Linux applications on pSeries. The AIX Toolbox for Linux Applications contains a large collection of Open Source and GNU software built for AIX 5L and AIX 4.3.3 for IBM eServer pSeries systems and IBM RS/6000. This publication will help you comprehend and install the Toolbox, understand the procedure to follow for porting Open Source Software utilizing the Toolbox, and give a detailed description of a large number of the tools delivered in the Toolbox. It will also describe the procedure to install a native Linux operating system on several pSeries hardware types in detail, including some common Linux applications.

Contents:

Front cover

Contents

Figures

Notices

Trademarks

Preface

The team that wrote this redbook

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Summary of changes

February 2003, Second Edition

Chapter 1. Introduction

1.1 AIX

1.1.1 Current version and features

1.2 Linux

1.2.1 Brief history

1.2.2 About Linux's copyright

1.2.3 The GNU Project and the Linux kernel

1.2.4 Different flavors of Linux

1.3 Linux at IBM

1.3.1 IBM's UNIX-based operating system strategy

1.4 The integration of AIX and Linux on pSeries

1.4.1 Linux on xSeries + AIX on pSeries

1.4.2 Linux affinity on AIX 5L

1.4.3 Linux and AIX interoperability

1.4.4 Native Linux on pSeries

Chapter 2. AIX Toolbox for Linux Applications

2.1 Toolbox overview

2.1.1 UNIX/AIX/Linux standard compliance

2.1.2 Toolbox objective

2.1.3 Open Source Software

2.1.4 Open Source Software in the Toolbox

2.1.5 Other sources of Open Source Software

2.2 Design of the Toolbox

2.2.1 Toolbox FTP site directory structure

2.2.2 Creation of the Toolbox

2.2.3 Toolbox RPM packaging format

2.2.4 Toolbox directory structure

2.2.5 How to enable the use of the Toolbox commands

2.3 Installing the Toolbox RPM packages

2.3.1 How to install rpm.rte

2.3.2 How to download Toolbox packages

2.3.3 How to install and manage the Toolbox RPM packages

2.3.4 How to install packages using the rpm command

2.3.5 How to uninstall packages using the rpm command

2.3.6 How to verify installed packages using the rpm command

2.3.7 How to query installed packages with the rpm command

2.3.8 How to find the installed package a file belongs to

2.3.9 How to find the uninstalled package a file belongs to

2.3.10 How to find the prerequisites for a package

2.3.11 How to query package information from the RPM file.

2.3.12 How to query package information from the RPM database

2.3.13 How to query all files in uninstalled packages

2.3.14 How to query all files in installed packages

2.3.15 How to query specific information from the RPM database

2.3.16 How to identify corrupt package files

2.3.17 How to extract files from a package

2.3.18 How to install RPM and BFF packages with SMIT or geninstall

Chapter 3. Porting Open Source Software to AIX

3.1 Why to port Open Source Software

3.2 How to obtain Open Source Software

3.3 The GNUPro development environment

3.4 How to build RPM packages

3.4.1 How to build a RPM from a Toolbox SRPM

3.4.2 How to build RPMs from Toolbox SRPM with upgraded source

3.4.3 How to build RPMs from patched Toolbox SRPMs

3.5 How to compile OSS from TAR packages

3.6 How to create your own Open Source Software

3.7 How to create SRPMs and RPMs from sources

Chapter 4. Graphical desktops

4.1 Desktop and graphical applications

4.1.1 The X Window System

4.2 X Window managers

4.2.1 The kwin window managers

4.2.2 The enlightenment window manager

4.2.3 The sawfish window manager

4.2.4 The dtwm window manager

4.3 The Toolbox graphical environment

4.4 The CDE desktop

4.4.1 The front panel

4.5 The KDE desktop

4.5.1 KDE desktop layout

4.5.2 KDE applications

4.6 The Gnome desktop

4.6.1 Gnome desktop layout

4.6.2 GnomeRPM

4.7 Installing KDE and Gnome

4.7.1 How to install a desktop during AIX 5.2 base installation

4.7.2 How to install and customize KDE from the Toolbox

4.7.3 How to install and customize Gnome from the Toolbox

Chapter 5. Native Linux on pSeries

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Installation of native Linux on pSeries

5.2.1 Linux installation on pSeries deskside models

5.2.2 Using VNC and putty for easier installation.

5.2.3 Systems without a graphics adapter

5.2.4 Linux Installation on pSeries LPARs (p690 - Regatta)

5.2.5 Boot configuration and kernel recompile

5.3 Available software for Linux on pSeries

Chapter 6. Tools in the Toolbox

6.1 Toolbox tools

6.2 Networking and e-mail tools

6.2.1 ethereal

6.2.2 rsync

6.2.3 ftpcopy

6.2.4 ncftp

6.2.5 wget

6.2.6 rdist

6.2.7 lynx

6.2.8 curl

6.2.9 elm

6.2.10 fetchmail

6.2.11 mutt

6.2.12 proftpd

6.2.13 pine

6.2.14 wu-ftpd

6.3 File handling tools

6.3.1 zip

6.3.2 unzip

6.3.3 gzip/gunzip

6.3.4 bzip2/bunzip2

6.3.5 zoo

6.3.6 lsof

6.3.7 less

6.3.8 findutils

6.3.9 fileutils

6.3.10 diffutils

6.3.11 hexedit

6.3.12 sh-utils

6.4 Development tools

6.4.1 libtool

6.4.2 autoconf/automake

6.4.3 rcs

6.4.4 patch

6.4.5 gcc

6.4.6 gdb

6.4.7 binutils

6.4.8 m4

6.4.9 gmake

6.4.10 cvs

6.4.11 info

6.5 Miscellaneous tools

6.5.1 webmin

6.5.2 samba

6.5.3 vnc

6.5.4 php

6.5.5 sudo

6.6 Login shells

6.6.1 AIX shells

6.6.2 Toolbox shells

6.6.3 bash

6.6.4 tcsh

6.6.5 zsh

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Index

Back cover.

Notes:

"February 2003."

"SG24-6033-01."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-299) and index.

OCLC:

939263457