firebird SQL install in ubuntu

Source
sudo apt-get install firebird2.1-super

http://www.firebirdsql.org/index.php...&id=engine_213
Look under Linux for the compressed tarball and download the one you need (ie. x86 or AMD64) after you extract it, look in the folder for a read me for install instructions
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> fillup/sysconfig
It's SuSE-only thing. You don't need to care about it.
> insserv in Debian?
> chkconfig in RH/MDK?

Two different methods to active/inactive initd services. relevant only for SuperServer.