Installing CUBRIDon Linux

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CUBRID Installers for Linux

Three types of the Installation Packages are available:

– CUBRID-<version>-linux.<architecture>.sh– CUBRID-<version>-linux.<architecture>.tar.gz– CUBRID-<version>-linux.<architecture>.rpm

Available for both x86 and x64 architectures:– CUBRID-<version>-linux.i386.sh– CUBRID-<version>-linux.x86_64.sh

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Installation Methods

The presentation will show how to install CUBRID using two popular packages:

– .sh installer– .rpm installer

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Software Requirements

Linux OS– glibc 2.3.4 or later– Check it by typing the following command in the

terminal

Or

Java Runtime Environment (JRE or JDK)– Required only by CUBRID Manager GUI client in

window based environment– Available at

http://www.cubrid.org/wiki_apis/entry/setting-java-environment-path

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rpm –q glibc

uname -a

Note that 2.12.90 is greater than 2.3.4, which means CUBRID will work fine in this environment.

glibc-2.12.90-18.i686Example:

Download CUBRID for Linux

1.From Internet Browsera) Visit http://www.cubrid.org/linux_downloadsb) Download the right installer based on your system

architecture to your user profile directory (Ex: /home/user)

2.In system consolea) Type

• wget is a powerful download manager for Linux. It might not be installed on your system by default. So, if your system asks to install it, confirm and continue.

• Instead of URL_LINK paste the full URL. All CUBRID installation files are hosted on Sourcefroge.net so the link should look something like http://sourceforge.net/projects/cubrid/files/CUBRID-8.4.0/CUBRID-8.4.0.2027-el5.i386.rpm/downloadwhere the bolded part of the URL changes with every CUBRID version and type of file.

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wget URL_LINK

.sh Installation

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Begin the Installation

1. Navigate to the directory where the CUBRID Installation Package is located

2. Type the following command to install CUBRID using the .sh installer

This command will install CUBRID version 8.4.0. You should type the name of the file you have downloaded.If sudo (the administrative rights) is used to launch the installer, the CUBRID Service should also be started with sudo.

sh CUBRID-8.4.0.2027-linux.i386.sh

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License Agreement

Type “yes”To agree with the CUBRID License Terms, type “yes” and press

“Enter”.cubridtest@ubuntu:~$ sh CUBRID-8.4.0.2027-linux.i386.shCopyright (C) 2008-2010 Search Solution Corporation. All rights reserved.CUBRID is registered trademark of Search Solution Corporation.

This Software is released under GNU GPL v2 or BSD according to its components.For more information, please refer to the CUBRID home page(http://www.cubrid.com).

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: - Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.………………………………………Do you agree to the above license terms? (yes or no) : yes

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Destination Directory

Hit “Enter”The default installation location will be in the “CUBRID” subdirectory of the current directory. If necessary set the destination directory and hit “Enter”.

Do you want to install this software(CUBRID) to the default(/home/cubridtest/CUBRID) directory? (yes or no) [Default: yes] :

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Continue the Installation

Hit “Enter”The following message is displayed to let the user know that in case a user connects to the remote CUBRID Database Server, the release versions should be identical, i.e. CUBRID Manager 8.4.0 should be used to connect to the remote CUBRID Database Server 8.4.0.

Install CUBRID to '/home/cubridtest/CUBRID' ...In case a different version of the CUBRID product is being used in other machines, please note that the CUBRID 2008 R4.0 servers are only compatible with the CUBRID 2008 R4.0 clients and vice versa.Do you want to continue? (yes or no) [Default: yes] :

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Installation Completed!

Congratulations!CUBRID DBMS has successfully been installed.

CUBRID has been successfully installed.

demodb has been successfully created.

If you want to use CUBRID, run the following commands % . /home/cubridtest/.cubrid.sh % cubrid service start

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Starting CUBRID Service

Type the following two commands to start the CUBRID Service1. 2.

You should see the following messages.

Remember to use sudo with cubrid service start if sudo has been used to launch the CUBRID Installer.

. /home/cubridtest/.cubrid.sh

cubrid service start

@ cubrid master start++ cubrid master start: success@ cubrid broker start++ cubrid broker start: success@ cubrid manager server start++ cubrid manager server start: success

There is a space after the first dot and no space before the second dot.

.rpm Installation

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.rpm Package Dependency

CUBRID .rpm package has one dependency, which is the C shell library called csh.

a) Type to see if csh is installedb) If it outputs the version of csh and other a

short guide, then the necessary library is installed, and you are good to continue. Otherwise, if you see “Command not found. Similar command is: 'ssh'”, then csh library is not installed in your system.

c) To install it, become rootd) and install csh library:

su -

csh --help

yum install cshWhen it prompts for confirmation, type “y”.

There is a space between su and -

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Begin the Installation

1. Navigate to the directory where the CUBRID Installation Package is located

2. Type the following command to install CUBRID using the .rpm installera) become a root userb) install CUBRID

This command will install CUBRID version 8.4.0. You should type the name of the file you have downloaded.

rpm –Uvh CUBRID-8.4.0.2027-linux.x86_64.rpm

su -

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Installation Completed!

Congratulations!CUBRID DBMS has successfully been installed.

[root@localhost fedorauser]# rpm -Uvh CUBRID-8.4.0.2027-el5.i386.rpm Preparing... ########################################### [100%] 1:CUBRID ########################################### [100%]

Thank you for installing the CUBRID Database System! Visit http://www.cubrid.org/tutorials for more information.

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Starting CUBRID Service

When CUBRID has been installed using the .rpm package, the installed automatically creates a new user called cubrid. First, you have to set a new password for it. Next time you will use this password.1. Become root2. Change cubrid user password by typing3. Type twice the desired password for

cubrid user.

passwd cubrid

su -

[root@localhost fedorauser]# passwd cubridChanging password for user cubrid.New password: Retype new password: passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.

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Starting CUBRID Service

4. Login under new cubrid user5. Start the CUBRID Service

You should see the following messages.

su - cubrid

cubrid service start

@ cubrid master start++ cubrid master start: success@ cubrid broker start++ cubrid broker start: success@ cubrid manager server start++ cubrid manager server start: success

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Need Help?

Visit http://forum.cubrid.orgCUBRID Official Forum has a dedicated thread for CUBRID Installation where you can ask any questions.

Visit http://www.cubrid.org/tutorials

Various tutorials to help and improve your knowledge and skills.