AIX Toolbox for Linux Applications
This page provides information about the AIX Toolbox for Linux Applications and other open source programs available for AIX.
Homepage for AIX Toolbox for Linux Applications
The home link for the AIX Toolbox for Linux Applications is
http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/aix/products/aixos/linux/
The new home page is also on Source Forge at http://sourceforge.net/projects/aixtoolbox
Introduction
These open source packages have been prepared for installation on AIX 5L using the RPM Package Manager. These packages, also known as RPMs, are available on an as-is basis for beta-level use. Although they are not always at the latest level, they provide the basis for
Licensing
Licensing information is contained at http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/aix/products/aixos/linux/altlic.html
Downloads
Toolbox applications can be downloaded from http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/aix/products/aixos/linux/download.html
Support and Help
Although this project is not supported, a public mailing list is available to give users an opportunity to ask questions or provide feedback on the AIX Toolbox for Linux Applications. The list can be accessed from SourceForge.net at http://sourceforge.net/projects/aixtoolbox
Other sources of open source software for AIX
Many of the packages can be downloaded from the Open Source project. In addition the following repositories exist with programs that run on AIX.
UCLA Public Domain Software Library for AIX
http://aixpdslib.seas.ucla.edu/aixpdslib.html
Bull Open Source Software for AIX
http://www.bullfreeware.com/
Vic Abell's Unix tools at Purdue
ftp://vic.cc.purdue.edu/pub/tools/unix/
IBM Developerworks
Downloads in general: http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/downloads/
nmon performance tool
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/eserver/articles/analyze_aix/index.html
IBM alphaWorks
http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/
