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Firebird 2.5.9 Release Notes (PDF available)

Brief description of new features in Firebird 2.5

For more details about Firebird 2.5 architectures please look at the Firebird 2.5 Architecture Comparison document.
 

Windows
Win32
Windows
Win64
Linux
Linux x86
Linux
Linux AMD64

Mac OS X

 
Final release: v2.5.9 (End of Series)
 

Release Date File Name Size Description
Sources
June 24, 2019 Firebird-2.5.9.27139-0.tar.bz2 13 MB Compressed tarball
Windows Win32
32-bit Classic, Superclassic & Superserver
June 24, 2019 Firebird-2.5.9.27139_0_Win32.exe 6 MB Windows executable installer for full Superclassic/Classic or Superserver, recommended for first-time users
June 24, 2019 Firebird-2.5.9.27139-0_Win32.zip 10 MB Zip kit for manual/custom installs of Superclassic/Classic or Superserver
32-bit Embedded
June 24, 2019 Firebird-2.5.9.27139-0_Win32_embed.zip 4 MB Embedded, separate download, zip kit. Custom installation required, read the Guide!
32-bit Debug Kits (Binary + PDB components)
June 24, 2019 Firebird-2.5.9.27139_0_Win32_pdb.exe 11 MB Full Superclassic/Classic or Superserver, installer kit
June 24, 2019 Firebird-2.5.9.27139-0_Win32_pdb.zip 18 MB Full Superclassic/Classic or Superserver, zip kit
June 24, 2019 Firebird-2.5.9.27139-0_Win32_embed_pdb.zip 9 MB Embedded, separate download, zip kit
Windows Win64
64-bit Classic, Superclassic & Superserver
June 24, 2019 Firebird-2.5.9.27139_0_x64.exe 10 MB Windows executable installer for full Superclassic/Classic or Superserver, recommended for first-time users
June 24, 2019 Firebird-2.5.9.27139-0_x64.zip 11 MB Zip kit for manual/custom installs of Superclassic/Classic or Superserver
64-bit Embedded
June 24, 2019 Firebird-2.5.9.27139-0_x64_embed.zip 5 MB Embedded, separate download, zip kit. Custom installation required, read the Guide!
64-bit Debug Kits (Binary + PDB components)
June 24, 2019 Firebird-2.5.9.27139_0_x64_pdb.exe 15 MB Full Superclassic/Classic or Superserver, installer kit
June 24, 2019 Firebird-2.5.9.27139-0_x64_pdb.zip 20 MB Full Superclassic/Classic or Superserver, zip kit
June 24, 2019 Firebird-2.5.9.27139-0_x64_embed_pdb.zip 9 MB Embedded, separate download, zip kit
Linux Linux x86
IMPORTANT: Note affecting all Linux builds
The recommended Linux kernel version is 2.6.34 and glibc should be version 2.12 or higher. Minimum - kernel 2.6.27 and glibc 2.7.
If your glibc version is lower than v.2.7, it must be upgraded before using Firebird 2.5 Classic/Superсlassic.
32-bit Classic, Superclassic & Embedded
June 24, 2019 FirebirdCS-2.5.9.27139-0.i686.rpm 7 MB Superclassic/Classic server, RPM kit
June 24, 2019 FirebirdCS-2.5.9.27139-0.i686.tar.gz 7 MB Superclassic/Classic server, compressed tarball
June 24, 2019 FirebirdCS-debuginfo-2.5.9.27139-0.i686.tar.gz 34 MB Debug Build, Superclassic/Classic server, compressed tarball
32-bit Superserver
June 24, 2019 FirebirdSS-2.5.9.27139-0.i686.rpm 7 MB Superserver, RPM kit
June 24, 2019 FirebirdSS-2.5.9.27139-0.i686.tar.gz 7 MB Superserver, compressed tarball
June 24, 2019 FirebirdSS-debuginfo-2.5.9.27139-0.i686.tar.gz 33 MB Debug Build, Superserver, compressed tarball
Linux Linux AMD64
IMPORTANT: Note affecting all Linux builds
The recommended Linux kernel version is 2.6.34 and glibc should be version 2.12 or higher. Minimum - kernel 2.6.27 and glibc 2.7.
If your glibc version is lower than v.2.7, it must be upgraded before using Firebird 2.5 Classic/Superсlassic.
64-bit Classic, Superclassic & Embedded
June 24, 2019 FirebirdCS-2.5.9.27139-0.amd64.rpm 7 MB Superclassic/Classic server, RPM kit
June 24, 2019 FirebirdCS-2.5.9.27139-0.amd64.tar.gz 7 MB Superclassic/Classic server, compressed tarball
June 24, 2019 FirebirdCS-debuginfo-2.5.9.27139-0.amd64.tar.gz 34 MB Debug Build, Superclassic/Classic server, compressed tarball
64-bit Superserver
June 24, 2019 FirebirdSS-2.5.9.27139-0.amd64.rpm 7 MB Superserver, RPM kit
June 24, 2019 FirebirdSS-2.5.9.27139-0.amd64.tar.gz 7 MB Superserver, compressed tarball
June 24, 2019 FirebirdSS-debuginfo-2.5.9.27139-0.amd64.tar.gz 33 MB Debug Build, Superserver, compressed tarball
Mac OS X
NOTE: Because use of libstdc++ is now deprecated Mac OS X users should be aware that Firebird 2.5.8 will run only on Mac OS X 10.9 or higher versions. If you want to use an earlier version of OS X you will need to use an earlier version of Firebird.
"lipo" are the 64-bit Firebird Server with client libs as fat lib (32 and 64 bits). See here for examples.
Mac OS X 64-bit Classic, Superclassic & Embedded (Intel)
June 24, 2019 FirebirdCS-2.5.9-27139-x86_64.pkg 7 MB 64-bit package
June 24, 2019 FirebirdCS-2.5.9-27139-lipo-x86_64.pkg 12 MB 64-bit Lipo package
Mac OS X 64-bit Superserver (Intel)
June 24, 2019 FirebirdSS-2.5.9-271391-x86_64.pkg 7 MB 64-bit package
June 24, 2019 FirebirdSS-2.5.9-27139-lipo-x86_64.pkg 9 MB 64-bit Lipo package
Mac OS X 32-bit
June 24, 2019 FirebirdCS-2.5.9-27139-i386.pkg 7 MB Mac OS X 32-bit Classic, Superclassic & Embedded (Intel) package, compressed
June 24, 2019 FirebirdSS-2.5.9-27139-i386.pkg 7 MB Mac OS X 32-bit Superserver (Intel) package, compressed