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Installing Firebird 3.0 service and database administrator in Linux

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Álvaro Moura

Last updated on Jul 9, 2026

1- First we must add the repositories for linux by entering the following command in the terminal: sudo add-apt-repository ppa: mapopa / firebird3.0

2- Proceed to update and inspect if the package was installed for use, insert the following commands: sudo apt-get update and apt-cache search firebird3.0

3- We proceed to install the server with the following command: sudo apt-get install firebird3.0-server

  • if we want to configure the firebird password again, insert the following command: sudo dpkg-reconfigure firebird3.0-server

5- Once the installation process of the Firebird service is finished, we proceed to install the database administrator.

Enter the following command in the console: apt-get install flamerobin

6- Once the administrator is installed, we enter the program

We click on "Register existing database" where we select the path where our file is located.FDB

Then we have a window to register our existing database

  • Display name: name of the database

  • Database path: path of the file.fdb

  • User name: SYSDBA

  • Password: by default it is masterkey / password added when configuring