Installation on MacOS

1. Download the default 1.5.1 package
2. Unzip the contents into a temp directory

   $ cd temp
   ~/temp $ unzip Firebird-CS-1.5.1-MacOS.zip
   

3. Install the package using below command

   ~/temp $ open Firebird-CS-1.5.pkg
   

4. Add the below lines to .bash_profile file

   export FIREBIRD_HOME=/Library/Frameworks/Firebird.framework/Resources
   export PATH=$PATH:$FIREBIRD_HOME/bin
   

Installing and Configuring Superclassic on Linux

How to install

1. Download the required version from Firebird Downloads
2. Add ppa to your system.

   sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mapopa/ppa
   sudo apt-get update
   

3. Inspect firebird2.5 related packages

   apt-cache search firebird2.5-*
   

4. Install the super server package by providing SYSDBA package and select service among Super Server, Classic or Super Classic

   sudo apt-get install firebird2.5-super
   

5. or Install classic using below command

   sudo apt-get install firebird2.5-classic
   

6. or Install super-classic using below command

   sudo apt-get install firebird2.5-superclassic
   

7. Configure the package after the installation.

   sudo dpkg-reconfigure firebird2.5-super
   

8. Install examples and dev files

   sudo apt-get install firebird2.5-examples firebird2.5-dev
   

Installation on Windows

• Installation on windows is much easier using exe file. Download the required version from Firebird Downloads
• Run the executable file as an administrator and the setup will guide you through the installation and any settings like password etc.