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The ASE 15.0.2 linux distribution is a mix of 64 and 32 bit executables. The dataserver itself (the ASE binary) is 64 bit, but for instance the isql client is 32 bit. Also, the installation software uses a 32 bit binary. For RedHat users this may not be an issue, but for Debian/Ubuntu users it is! This document describes how you can install and run this Sybase ASE distribution on x86_64 Debian / Ubuntu systems.

==Download software==
You can download Sybase ASE 15.0.2 at http://www.sybase.com/linuxpromo. Registration required.

==Preparation==
On your Ubuntu 64-bit (x86_64) machine run the following command to get started.
cd $HOME
mkdir work
mkdir sybase
cd work
Put the downloaded file ase1502_xe_linux86-64.tgz in this directory.
tar -xf ase1502_xe_linux86-64.tgz
rm ase1502_xe_linux86-64.tgz

==Try the installation==
The Sybase installation comes with an included Java JVM and some staticly linked objects but these are all for a 32 bit platform. When you start the installation now, you get this:

./setup -console
InstallShield Wizard

Initializing InstallShield Wizard...

Searching for Java(tm) Virtual Machine...
.............................A suitable JVM could not be found. Please run the program again using the option -is:javahome <JAVA HOME DIR>

==Add some 32 bit libraries to your system==
Not only does the installation software require 32 bit libraries, but also all client software like isql. Historical server is also a 32 bit binary.
===Add ld-linux.so.2 to your system.===
ld-linux.so.2 is the first file we need to add. Since we need to add more libraries create a dirictory to store them
mkdir $HOME/lib32bits
cd $HOME/lib32bits

Now download the following file: http://www.petersap.nl/Download/lib32bits.tar.gz and put it in the lib32bits directory. This download has all the required 32 bit linux libraries as well as the ld-linux.so.2 linker that is required to run 32 bit binaries on a 64 bit system.

tar -xf lib32bits.tar.gz
rm lib32bits.tar.gz

Become root and make a symbolic link. Replace $HOME with the appropriate value.
ln -s /lib/ld-linux.so.2 $HOME/lib32bits
Then exit from root.

Add the lib32bits directory to LD_LIBRARY_PATH
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$HOME/lib32bits

===Add some standard 64 bit libraries to your system===
Two standard libraries need to be added to your system. You may have them installed aleady, but please check. You need to become root again.
apt-get install libaio
apt-get install libstdc++5
Then exit from root.

==Ready to install!==
You have now completed your system configuration and you are ready to install Sybase ASE. Follow the detailed description on how to install and configure your Sybase installation here [[Installation guidelines ASE]].

===Final note===
After you have completed "setup" modify SYBASE.sh and add the lib32bits directory to LD_LIBRARY_PATH. Then source in the file.
. $HOME/sybase/SYBASE.sh

[[Category:ASE]]

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 ==Add some 32 and 64 bit libraries to your system==
-Not only does the installation software require 32 bit libraries, but also all client software like isql. Historical server is also a 32 bit binary. We also may need to add two additional 64 bit libraries.
+Not only does the installation software require 32 bit libraries, but also all client software like isql. Historical server is also a 32 bit binary. We also may need to add some additional 64 bit libraries.
 ===Add the 32 bit libraries===
-The following libraries need to be added:
+By installing the ia-32libs package you will install runtime libraries for the ia32/i386 architecture, configured for use on an amd64 or ia64 Debian system running a 64-bit kernel.
- ld-linux.so.2
- libc.so.6
- libdl.so.2
- libgcc_s.so.1
- libm.so.6
- libnsl.so.1
- libnss_dns.so.2
- libnss_files.so.2
- libpthread.so.0
- libresolv.so.2
- libstdc++.so.5
- libstdc++-libc6.2-2.so.3
-Create a directory to store them
- mkdir $HOME/lib32bits
-You can copy the above mentioned files from a 32 bit Ubuntu system over to your 64 bit system, and place them in the directory.
-For your convenience, you can also download them here: http://www.petersap.nl/Download/lib32bits.tar.gz
+  apt-get install ia32-libs
-  cd $HOME/lib32bits
- tar -xf lib32bits.tar.gz
- rm lib32bits.tar.gz
-Become root and make a symbolic link. Replace $HOME with the appropriate value.
+For redhat:
-  ln -s $HOME/lib32bits/ld-linux.so.2 /lib
+  yum install glibc-devel.i386
-−
-Then exit from root.
-−
-Add the lib32bits directory to LD_LIBRARY_PATH
- export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$HOME/lib32bits
 ===Add some standard 64 bit libraries to your system===
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 ==Ready to install!==
-You have now completed your system configuration and you are ready to install Sybase ASE. Follow the detailed description on how to install and configure your Sybase installation here [[Installation guidelines ASE]].
+You have now completed your system configuration and you are ready to install Sybase ASE. Follow the detailed description on how to install and configure your Sybase installation here:
-===Final note===
+For ASE 15.5 [[Installation guidelines ASE 15.5]]
-After you have completed "setup" modify SYBASE.sh and add the lib32bits directory to LD_LIBRARY_PATH. Then source in the file.
- . $HOME/sybase/SYBASE.sh
 [[Category:ASE]]

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-The ASE 15.0.2 linux distribution is a mix of 64 and 32 bit executables. The dataserver itself (the ASE binary) is 64 bit, but for instance the isql client is 32 bit. Also, the installation software uses a 32 bit binary. For RedHat users this may not be an issue, but for Debian/Ubuntu users it is! This document describes how you can install and run this Sybase ASE distribution on x86_64 Debian / Ubuntu systems.
+The Sybase ASE 15.0 or 15.5 linux distribution is a mix of 64 and 32 bit executables. The dataserver itself (the ASE binary) is 64 bit, but for instance the isql client is 32 bit. Also, the installation software uses a 32 bit binary. For RedHat users this may not be an issue, but for Debian/Ubuntu users it is! This document describes how you can install and run this Sybase ASE distribution on x86_64 Debian / Ubuntu systems.
 ==Download software==
-You can download Sybase ASE 15.0.2 at http://www.sybase.com/linuxpromo. Registration required.
+You can download Sybase ASE at http://www.sybase.com/linux/ase or http://www.sybase.com/ase_1500devel. Registration required.
 ==Preparation==
@@ Line 10: / Line 10: @@
   mkdir sybase
   cd work
-Put the downloaded file ase1502_xe_linux86-64.tgz in this directory.
+Put the downloaded file Sybase installation file (e.g. ase155_linuxx86-64.tgz) in this directory.
-  tar -xf ase1502_xe_linux86-64.tgz
+  tar -xf ase155_linuxx86-64.tgz
-  rm ase1502_xe_linux86-64.tgz
+  rm ase155_linuxx86-64.tgz
 ==Try the installation==
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   Searching for Java(tm) Virtual Machine...
   .............................A suitable JVM could not be found. Please run the program again using the option -is:javahome <JAVA HOME DIR>
 ==Add some 32 and 64 bit libraries to your system==
-Not only does the installation software require 32 bit libraries, but also all client software like isql. Historical server is also a 32 bit binary. We also need to add two additional 64 bit libraries.
+Not only does the installation software require 32 bit libraries, but also all client software like isql. Historical server is also a 32 bit binary. We also may need to add two additional 64 bit libraries.
 ===Add the 32 bit libraries===
 The following libraries need to be added:
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 Become root and make a symbolic link. Replace $HOME with the appropriate value.
-  ln -s /lib/ld-linux.so.2 $HOME/lib32bits
 Then exit from root.
@@ Line 58: / Line 75: @@
 ===Add some standard 64 bit libraries to your system===
-Two standard libraries need to be added to your system. You may have them installed aleady, but please check. You need to become root again.
+Some standard libraries may need to be added to your system. You may have them installed aleady, but please check. You need to become root again.
   apt-get install libaio
   apt-get install libstdc++5
 Then exit from root.