Sybase recommends that you keep your system current with the latest patch level.
A given version of Sybase IQ is supported only if the Linux installation contains one of the supported versions of the kernel. To determine the kernel version, type the command uname -a at a shall prompt. The numbers following the machine name identify the kernel version number.
In the following example, the version number is 2.4.21.
Linux machinename 2.4.21-27.0.2.ELsmp #1 SMP Wed Jan 12 23:25:44 EST 2005 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
To show all kernel versions, use the following command:
rpm -q -a | grep kernel
The following is sample output of the rpm -q -a | grep kernel command:
kernel-smp-2.4.21-27.0.2.EL kernel-smp-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL kernel-smp-2.4.21-20.EL kernel-2.4.21-27.0.2.EL kernel-2.4.21-20.EL kernel-source-2.4.21-27.0.2.EL kernel-2.4.21-27.0.1.EL kernel-utils-2.4-8.37.7 kernel-doc-2.4.21-27.0.2.EL
A given version of Sybase IQ is supported only if the Linux installation contains one of the supported versions of glibc. To determine the glibc version number, type the command rpm -q glibc at a shell prompt.
In the following example, the version number is 2.3.2.
2.3.2-95.30
To show all glibc versions, use the following command:
rpm -q -a | grep glibc
The following is sample output of the rpm -q -a | grep glibc command:
glibc-2.3.2-95.30 glibc-kernheaders-2.4-8.34.1 glibc-devel-2.3.2-95.30 glibc-devel-2.3.2-95.30 glibc-profile-2.3.2-95.30 glibc-common-2.3.2-95.30 glibc-headers-2.3.2-95.30 glibc-2.3.2-95.30 glibc-utils-2.3.2-95.30
To display compatibility patches, use the following command:
rpm -q -a | grep compat
The following is sample output of the rpm -q -a | grep compat command:
compat-libstdc++-7.3-2.96.128 compat-db-4.0.14-5.1 compat-gcc-7.3-2.96.128 compat-pwdb-0.62-3 compat-db-4.0.14-5.1 compat-slang-1.4.5-5 compat-libstdc++-devel-7.3-2.96.128 compat-gcc-c++-7.3-2.96.128
