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Installing and Using IBM DB2<br />

A free trial version of IBM DB2 for development purposes can be downloaded from the IBM Web site.<br />

The good news is that it’s free to download; the bad news is that it’s a huge, huge download even if you<br />

have a broadband connection. The current URL for the download page is www14.software.<br />

ibm.com/webapp/download/product.jsp?id=TDUN-49EVGU&q=%20DB2+Personal+Developer.<br />

Download the DB2 Personal Developer’s Edition suitable for your operating system.<br />

Having downloaded the installation, you’ll almost certainly find that it’s a single compressed file that<br />

needs to be uncompressed before installation can take place. Simply run the downloaded file and select<br />

where you want to extract it. Anywhere on your hard drive is fine; just make sure you have plenty of<br />

space because it’s a big file.<br />

This appendix guides you through the Windows installation, but the principles are the same for<br />

whichever operating system you’re using. To start the installation you need to run the setup program.<br />

Click Start ➪ Run and browse to where you extracted the setup files.<br />

Double-click setup.exe, and then click OK in the Run dialog box to start the installation.<br />

It might take a little while depending on how fast your computer is, but eventually the first screen (see<br />

Figure B-31) of the installation appears:<br />

Figure B-31<br />

Setting Up and Using the Five Database Systems<br />

You may wish to double-check that your PC has the required prerequisites; once you’ve done that, click<br />

on the Install Product link. A screen (shown in Figure B-32) allowing you to choose which product to<br />

install appears, though usually it’s an option of one!<br />

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