Can FME be run on a Linux operating system
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Q) Can FME be run on a Linux operating system?
A) Yes.
Because Linux is primarily used with open source software, most distributions are only concerned with compatibility at the source level. As a result, each Linux distribution selectively picks and chooses the libraries that it supports/ships.
To ensure binary compatibility on various distributions of Linux, we have a few different builds:
- linux-x86 : This is the default build. It is compiled on gcc 3.4.6, against glibc 2.3 on an x86 platform.
- linux-x64 : This is the 64-bit build. It is compiled on gcc 4.1.2 against glibc 2.5 on an x64 platform.
- linux-gcc32 : This is the build for people who are running RedHat EL 3 (or similarly old distro).
Note: the linux-gcc32 build is only available by special request.
In general, it is very difficult to say for sure how well FME will run on a given Linux distribution version, because at the end of the day -- even if we have tested on the same version of the same OS -- it comes down to the specific configuration of the machine in question.
Having said that, here is a list of distributions that we have tested against each version.
linux-x86
Runs on x86 and x64 architectures.
- Debian 4
- RedHat/CentOS 4
- Ubuntu 6.06 LTS and later
linux-x64
Runs on x64 architectures only
- Ubuntu 7.04 and later
linux-gcc32
- RedHat/CentOS 3
