Default disk locations

The following table describes the default disk locations for the components on Windows and Linux.

In the major codebase revision starting at v.1.5, the old hard links to InterBase artifacts were removed and many of the major components were renamed. As a result, Firebird 1.5 permits a running InterBase® server to be present, provided the two servers don't listen on the same TCP/IP port. If you need this feature, read Configuring the port service in the Release Notes that came with your Firebird installation (look in the doc subdir).

Table 2. Components of the Firebird 1.5 installation

Platform	Component	File Name	Default Location
32-bit and 64-bit Windows (Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, ...)	Installation directory (referred to hereafter as `<InstallDir>`)		`C:\Program Files\Firebird\Firebird_1_5`
	Firebird server	`fbserver.exe` (SS) or `fb_inet_server.exe` (CS)	`<InstallDir>\bin`
	Command-line tools	`gbak.exe`, `gfix.exe`, `gstat.exe`, etc.	`<InstallDir>\bin`
	Sample database	`employee.fdb`	`<InstallDir>\examples`
	User-defined function (UDF) libraries	`ib_udf.dll` & `fbudf.dll`	`<InstallDir>\UDF`
	Firebird client	`fbclient.dll` (with an optional `gds32.dll`, to support legacy apps)	`<InstallDir>\bin` (with an optional copy in the Windows System dir – see note below table)
Linux and possibly other UNIX distros	Installation directory (referred to hereafter as `<InstallDir>`)		`/opt/firebird`
	Firebird server	`fbserver` (SS) or `fb_inet_server` (CS)	`<InstallDir>/bin`
	Command-line tools	`gbak`, `gfix`, `gstat`, etc.	`<InstallDir>/bin`
	Sample database	`employee.fdb`	`<InstallDir>/examples`
	UDF libraries	`ib_udf.so`, `fbudf.so`	`<InstallDir>/UDF`
	Firebird client	`libfbclient.so.1.5.n` (binary); `libfbclient.so.1`, `libfbclient.so` (symlinks) Legacy `libgds*` symlinks are also installed.	`/usr/lib` (actually, the real stuff is in `<InstallDir>/lib`, but you should use the links in `/usr/lib`)

Note

The exact path to the Windows System directory depends on your Windows version. Typical locations are:

for Windows 95/98/ME: C:\Windows\System
for Windows NT/2000: C:\WINNT\System32
for Windows XP: C:\Windows\System32