Hi folks! What would be the most common database used in Linux Debian?
I have an app that uses MS-Access as its database. The reason I chose
Access was because it is the most common Database in the MSWin World.
I would like to know if the is one in Linux Debian's Data Base?

Thanks folks!

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jamiil said:
> Hi folks! What would be the most common database used in Linux Debian?
> I have an app that uses MS-Access as its database. The reason I chose
> Access was because it is the most common Database in the MSWin World.
> I would like to know if the is one in Linux Debian's Data Base?
>

Have no real experience with it, but Dia is reportly good. See here
for more: http://www.gnome.org/projects/dia/

Also, you'll likely enjoy this page:
http://www.linuxrsp.ru/win-lin-soft/table-eng.html

And this is *the* best 404 page on this topic I've seen 
http://linuxshop.ru/linuxbegin/win-...-en/table.shtml

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jamiil writes:
> What would be the most common database used in Linux Debian?

Probably Mysql.

> The reason I chose Access was because it is the most common Database in
> the MSWin World.

A very poor reason.

> I would like to know if the is one in Linux Debian's Data Base?

I don't understand the question.  What problem are you trying to solve?
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On Wed, 02 May 2007 16:29:23 -0700, jamiil wrote:

> Hi folks! What would be the most common database used in Linux Debian?
> I have an app that uses MS-Access as its database. The reason I chose
> Access was because it is the most common Database in the MSWin World.
> I would like to know if the is one in Linux Debian's Data Base?
>
> Thanks folks!

mysql is by far the most frequently used.

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On May 3, 5:41 am, ray <r...@zianet.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 02 May 2007 16:29:23 -0700, jamiil wrote: 
> 
>
> mysql is by far the most frequently used.

Yes, and you will like it much better than Access. mysql can provide
you with possibilities far more than Access.

And it is efficient and fast too! Try it.

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ray writes:
> mysql is by far the most frequently used.

Berkeley DB is almost certainly more frequently used than Mysql.

gOLdenHaWK3D writes:
> Yes, and you will like it much better than Access.

Yes, but you may like PostgreSQL or Firebird better yet, or Berkeley DB may
be more suitable for your purpose (which is what?).  Don't fall into the
popularity trap.
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jamiil wrote:
> Hi folks! What would be the most common database used in Linux Debian?
> I have an app that uses MS-Access as its database. The reason I chose
> Access was because it is the most common Database in the MSWin World.
> I would like to know if the is one in Linux Debian's Data Base?
>

Access is two applications in one, a mediocre single file database
storage system and an excellent Rapid Application Development
system specialising, naturally, in database access.

I don't believe there is any Linux application which works with
the proprietary MDB database format of Access. There are SQL
databases, mysql and PostgreSQL have been mentioned, and an Access
front-end application can more or less talk to SQL databases.
There are one or two gotchas, but that is true of Access with an
MS SQL Server back-end as well.

I run a mysql server and have migrated several Access MDB files
into it, continuing to use the Access forms and reports using
ODBC. I haven't yet found a Linux GUI programming method which
comes close to Access-as-RAD-tool. Unfortunately. I have a
couple of Access applications which don't bear thinking about
in terms of porting to Python-Qt or similar.

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On 2007-05-02, jamiil <jalqadir@gmail.com> rambled on thusly:

> Hi folks! What would be the most common database used in Linux Debian?
> I have an app that uses MS-Access as its database. The reason I chose
> Access was because it is the most common Database in the MSWin World.
> I would like to know if the is one in Linux Debian's Data Base?

MySQL is probably the most popular, but it is a full-blown DBMS. If you're
looking for a stand-alone database a la Access, you probably want to look
into using sqlite.

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On Thu, 03 May 2007 18:05:22 +0100, Joe wrote:

> I don't believe there is any Linux application which works with the
> proprietary MDB database format of Access.

OO Base:
http://www.openoffice.org/product/base.html

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On May 4, 12:11 pm, Phil Stovell <p...@stovell.org.uk> wrote:
> On Thu, 03 May 2007 18:05:22 +0100, Joe wrote: 
>
> OO Base:http://www.openoffice.org/product/base.html
>
> --
> Phil Stovell, Hampshire, UK

Yup. you are right. I saw OO Base. It was asking for an MDB file to
work on. Maybe it can be the thing required here,

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