Before you install DB2 Connect™ Personal Edition on Linux^® operating systems, ensure that the system you choose meets the necessary operating system, hardware, software, and communications requirements.

Hardware requirements

Your processor must be one of:

• x86 ( Intel^® Pentium^®, Intel Xeon^®, and AMD Athlon)

• x86–64 (Intel EM64T and AMD64)

• POWER™ (any System i™ or pSeries^® that support Linux)

• eServer™ zSeries^®

Distribution requirements

For the latest information on supported Linux distributions, point your browser to http://www.ibm.com/db2/linux/validate.

You might be required to update your kernel configuration parameters. The kernel configuration parameters are set in /etc/sysctl.conf. See the Modifying kernel parameters (Linux) section of the DB2^® Information Center. Refer to your operating system manual for information on setting and activating these parameters using the sysctl command.

Software requirements

• A browser is required to view online help.

• An X Window System software capable of rendering a graphical user interface is required if you want to use the DB2 Setup wizard to install DB2 Connect or if you want to use any DB2 graphical tools.

Communication requirements

For TCP/IP connectivity, no additional software is required.

Parent topic: Installing DB2 Connect Personal Edition (Linux)

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