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Ubuntu Certified for IBM DB2

Posted by Hemos on from the making-it-work dept.

xsspd2004 writes "Ubuntu Certified for IBM DB2 -- Ubuntu is moving into Enterprise computing with IBM's certification of Ubuntu as "Ready for IBM DB2 Software for Linux". "

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  1. x86 only by b0r1s · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Very nice to see outside companies pushing for certification, it's just too bad, x86_64 would have been nice. I know many server-farms going from Xeon to Opteron, and partial certification isn't going to help those pushing newer hardware.

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  2. Well done! by millennial · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I adore Ubuntu. I had Mandrake running on one of my boxen for a while. When I did a system upgrade that included updates to Samba, I found I could no longer START Samba. Which pissed me off, because I was using this system as a file server for my Windows machines.
    So I installed Ubuntu instead, and although I've updated both my kernel and Samba, my configuration is intact, and it runs perfectly. I'm running 5.10 (Breezy Badger), and so far I love it. It's quick, it's intuitive, it's user-friendly, it's FREE, and it's robust.
    Only one problem... I can't get my nVidia card to install the GLX drivers. Not that I have EVER been able to do that under Linux on that box... but that's another story.
    Ubuntu + samba + me = love.

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    1. Re:Well done! by bmo · · Score: 2, Interesting

      I don't know if this is a dupe or not, but I do recall that this is not "news" because this factiod is not NEW. It's great that IBM gives Ubuntu its seal of approval, but this doesn't excite me as much as what would happen if there was a new WordPerfect for Linux.

      As for your problem:

      I had no problem with the Nvidia GL drivers that came with (k)ubuntu. I've gone from SuSE 10 to (k)ubuntu for 3 weeks now, and I still haven't had any pressing issues that would make me go back to SuSE.

      Perhaps, instead of using the ubuntu Nvidia drivers packages, go to Nvidia themselves and download the all-in-one installer and run it. That's the sure-fire way to do it, as there is even a *manual* install if the all-in-one script doesn't work. It is _important_ that you follow directions and do this without running. I recommend doing it from init 1, just to be belt-and-suspenders sure.

      A side note: Earlier this year, I had purchased a 19" LCD. I had not convinced myself that I needed to exchange my video card with one that had DVI. I'm a cheap bastid. Well, after upgrading to the cheapest DVI output card out there (the other requirement besides cheap was NO FAN!). The fuzziness is _gone_ as the monitor no longer has to interpret the VGA signal back to digital. All resolutions work now. Text is now tack sharp, which was the driving force going to DVI.

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