The AIX Toolbox for Linux Applications is a collection of
GNU
GNU () is an extensive collection of free software (383 packages as of January 2022), which can be used as an operating system or can be used in parts with other operating systems. The use of the completed GNU tools led to the family of operat ...
tools for
IBM AIX
AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive, pronounced , "ay-eye-ex") is a series of Proprietary software, proprietary Unix operating systems developed and sold by IBM for several of its computer platforms.
Background
Originally released for the ...
.
These tools are available for installation using Red Hat's
RPM
Revolutions per minute (abbreviated rpm, RPM, rev/min, r/min, or with the notation min−1) is a unit of rotational speed or rotational frequency for rotating machines.
Standards
ISO 80000-3:2019 defines a unit of rotation as the dimensionl ...
format.
Licensing
Each of these packages includes its own licensing information and while IBM has made the code available to AIX users, the code is provided as is and has not been thoroughly tested.
The Toolbox is meant to provide a core set of some of the most common development tools and libraries along with the more popular GNU packages.
References
External links
AIX Toolbox for Open Source Software - Overview
Programming tools
Free compilers and interpreters
Free software programmed in C
Free software programmed in C++
System administration
Red Hat
UNIX System V
IBM operating systems
Power ISA operating systems
PowerPC operating systems
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