Firebird is probably in your Linux distro's package manager. That would probably be the best place to install it from. l haven't used it myself though so I don't know how well it would meet your needs.
It might also be worth considering sqlite. It doesn't have the graphical interface you are looking for but sql is quite easy to learn. Especially with the clear diagrams on the sqlite web site. And sqlite stores a database in a single file with no need to setup a db server. On 31 Oct 2013 22:00, "David Smith" <[email protected]> wrote: > This may be outside what DLUG normally discusses. If so please say and I > will look elsewhere. > I am looking for free software to run under Linux to implement a small > database. A free version of MS Access would be ideal! Access is part of MS > Office professional and allows you to create and run SQL queries by point > and click rather than needing to know SQL syntax. My database would live on > one pc - no separation of server and client. > > Initially I thought Open Office/Libre Office Base would do the trick, but > it only supports select queries, not Update queries, make table queries > etc. Access allows data to be imported from a .csv file into a data table, > and exported to .csv. In Base you have to cut and paste between spreadsheet > and table table or query - unless of course you write VBA modules which is > the hard way of doing things. > > I have tried downloading a version of Firebird but don't know what to do > next. I cannot even find an install program. > > Any ideas? > > thanks > > David > > -- > Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2013-11-05 20:00 > Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ > New thread on mailing list: > mailto:[email protected].**uk<[email protected]> > How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue > -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2013-11-05 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:[email protected] How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
