Comment 1 for bug 53333

For what I have found out so far, MaxDB 7.5.00.* (same as 7.6.00.*) do per default rely upon LD_ASSUME_KERNEL in order to avoid some threading related issues (feel free to use the MaxDB mailing list archive or read here - http://www.mysqltalk.org/sap-db-not-working-on-redhat-phoebe-the-solution-vt71534.html - to see a few hints on that).

Basically, it boils down to the following, comparing Dapper (where it works) and Edgy (where it doesn't work). Used stock installations in both cases, and the error is the same no matter whether using MaxDB 7.5.00 or 7.6.00:

- box #1 (Ubuntu 6.06):

#> LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.4.1 x_server update

    12916 XSERVER Found other running x_server with version 'X32/LINUX
7.5.0 Build 038-121-133-420'
    12926 XSERVER Version after update 'X32/LINUX 7.5.0 Build
038-121-133-420'

- box #2 (Ubuntu 6.10):

#> LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.4.1 x_server status

x_server: error while loading shared libraries: libdl.so.2: cannot open
shared object file: No such file or directory

LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.4.something seems to be used by default in pre-built MaxDB packages found at the MaxDB download site, so it is not working so far. Unfortunately, with MaxDB in Ubuntu-universe being broken because of unmet dependencies, there is no MaxDB on Edgy at the moment. :/

Cheers,
Kristian