1. Download the DB2V9.5 Software from URL: http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/download/search.jsp?pn=DB2+9
2. Install Prepared Packages:
shell cmd : sudo apt-get install alien
shell cmd : sudo apt-get install libstdc++5 ( need update System Sources List — > sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list )
if it still has problem like this : libaio.so.1 is not found, try this command: sudo apt-get install libaio-dev
You can see the source list in here : http://forum.ubuntu.org.cn/viewtopic.php?t=268843
or add the following URLs immediately :
deb http://mirrors.163.com/ubuntu/ lucid main universe restricted multiverse
deb-src http://mirrors.163.com/ubuntu/ lucid main universe restricted multiverse
deb http://mirrors.163.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security universe main multiverse restricted
deb-src http://mirrors.163.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security universe main multiverse restricted
deb http://mirrors.163.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates universe main multiverse restricted
deb http://mirrors.163.com/ubuntu/ lucid-proposed universe main multiverse restricted
deb-src http://mirrors.163.com/ubuntu/ lucid-proposed universe main multiverse restricted
deb http://mirrors.163.com/ubuntu/ lucid-backports universe main multiverse restricted
deb-src http://mirrors.163.com/ubuntu/ lucid-backports universe main multiverse restricted
deb-src http://mirrors.163.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates universe main multiverse restricted
3. change a root account's password as the default root's password is random :
shell cmd : sudo passwd root
please input the root password
shell cmd : su root (change current account to root)
4. access to db2 install folder,input the command: ./db2setup to install
5. When the install page popped, choose the options you want.
6. use db2 account to login :
shell cmd : su –login db2inst1
password : db2inst1
QA:
1. when you use cmd: su — login db2inst1 to login, then you input db2cc ,it will have errors like following:
#db2cc
No protocol specified
Error: Can not open display
A: use root account and then input cmd: xhost local:db2inst1
Hope it will be helpful to you !