There are hundreds of packages available on the AIX Toolbox for Linux Applications download site. Additionally, there are a few 3rd-party open source packages that are bundled as file sets on AIX install media. The open source software delivered through the toolbox, or AIX file sets, is not owned , developed, or documented, by IBM. The code is obtained from open source communities.
- Runtime support is provided for AIX shipped file sets, through entitled AIX Support cases.
- Support examples:
- Errors updating or migrating the file set
- Commands from the file set do not run, or core dump
- Unexpected behavior, compared to Linux environment
- AIX Support might publish technotes to share common tips or solutions, but the project documentation is the official source of knowledge content.
- The toolbox packages are only supported through the AIX Open Source community forum. The IBM AIX Open Source team answer questions on the community forum, if possible, but they don't own the packages, or formally support them.
For expertise usage support of each toolbox package, or file set, users should consult the community for each respective project. The Open Source project communities (for example, http://www.gnu.org/software/bash) are still considered to be the best source for full usage expertise, since that is where the product developers engage.Here is list of help resources for many of the Open Source projects. Documentation can generally be found on the project site. Some projects have separate listings for community resources (for example, mailing lists, or forums).
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