Sybase 15.x and Ubuntu

I forgot to post this some time ago. I had been battling along with numerous others to get Sybase 15.0.x running on Ubuntu 8.40 and later. The main reason for this is that the GLibc support required for Sybase is not supported in the more recent Linux distributions. There are some workarounds and hacks to get there but the most stable solution is to use 7.10, which is not actively supported or RHEL 5. For me the 7.10 was not an option and to move away from Ubuntu was something I regretted whole heartedly.

Then solution came! Quite by accident I discovered Sybase had released 15.5.x, I downloaded the developer version and what do you know, perfect first time install on Ubuntu 8.4.

There may still be a few issues as I don't know whether Sybase 15.5.x is commercially supported on Ubuntu and I do know a number of commercial applications have not yet officially been test on Sybase 15.5.x.

But if you like me have a need to run Sybase on a recent version of Ubuntu, look no further. Sybase 15.5.x solved my problems.

If you know of or have heard of any official policy or statement regarding Sybase and Ubuntu I would love to know it.