AIX Toolbox

Tutorials 
 
 Configuring YUM and creating local repositories on IBM AIX - IBM Developer 
 Tips for Installing Python or other AIX Toolbox for Open Source Software 
 Get Started with the AIX Toolbox for Open Source Software 
 Creating local repo with DNF and AIX Toolbox Media Image 
 
 下載 
 RPM 
 
 AIX Toolbox for Open Source Software : Downloads alpha (ibm.com) (NOTE: 如果發生 500 錯誤，請 Refresh 頁面) 
 Index of /aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox   
 
 ISO/Tar File 
 
 Download AIX ISO images from IBM 
 
 https://support.ibm.com   (NOTE: 需要有軟體維護合約(SWMA)的帳號) 
 
 -> Downloads 
 -> Entitled Systems Support (ESS) 
 -> Login 
 -> My Entitled Software 
 -> Software Downloads 
 -> AIXV7R3 
 -> Search Glass 
 -> AIX Enterprise Edition 7.2 and 7.3 
 -> 2259: AIX Toolbox for Linux APPS v06.01.00,ENU,DVD 
 -> I Agree 
 -> HTTPS method 
 -> ESD-Toolbox_for_Linux_Apps_Common_7.1-7.3_112023_LCD4107738.iso 
 
 常用技巧 
 檢視 非AIX Toolbox 的套件 
 為了維護套件的相依性與可更新，不要安裝非 AIX Toolbox 包含的其他套件。 
 執行以下指令，如果輸出 Build Host 不是包含 *.ibm.com 位址的套件，應該考慮將它移除。 
 Tip: 如果是 AIX-rpm 套件，這是 AIX ISO 預設安裝的，可以忽略它。 
 rpm -qai | egrep "Name|Install Date|Build Date|Build Host" 
 Local DNF repository 
 建立 AIX Toolbox 本地套件庫 
 步驟： 
 
 從官網下載最新的 AIX Toolbox ISO 或 TGZ 檔 
 在 AIX 系統掛載 ISO 檔或解開 TGZ 檔，目的路徑： /mnt/aixtoolbox   
 建立本地庫，執行腳本 /mnt/aixtoolbox/ezinstall/ppc/dnf_aixtoolbox_local.sh 

 
 檢查設定檔： /opt/freeware/etc/dnf/dnf.conf   
 執行套件更新 
 
 Mount the ISO file 
 loopmount -i aix_linux_toolbox_*.iso -o "-V udfs -o ro" -m /mnt/iso 
 Create local repo. 
 
 Usage: dnf_aixtoolbox_local.sh <mount path or tar extraction path>   
 
 /mnt/iso/ezinstall/ppc/dnf_aixtoolbox_local.sh /mnt/iso 
 自動產生設定檔 /opt/freeware/etc/dnf/dnf.conf : 
 [main]
cachedir=/var/cache/dnf
keepcache=1
debuglevel=2
logfile=/var/log/dnf.log
exactarch=1
gpgcheck=1
installonly_limit=3
clean_requirements_on_remove=True
best=True

plugins=1

[Local_AIX_Toolbox]
name=Local AIX generic repository
baseurl=file:///mnt/iso/RPMS/ppc/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0

[Local_AIX_Toolbox_noarch]
name=Local AIX noarch repository
baseurl=file:///mnt/iso/RPMS/noarch/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0

[Local_AIX_Toolbox_72]
name=Local AIX 7.2 specific repository
baseurl=file:///mnt/iso/RPMS/ppc-7.2/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0 
 套件更新 
 root@aixvm:worktmp> dnf repolist
repo id repo name
Local_AIX_Toolbox Local AIX generic repository
Local_AIX_Toolbox_72 Local AIX 7.2 specific repository
Local_AIX_Toolbox_noarch Local AIX noarch repository

root@aixvm:worktmp> dnf check-update
Local AIX generic repository 1.6 MB/s | 1.4 MB 00:00
Local AIX noarch repository 1.7 MB/s | 595 kB 00:00
Local AIX 7.2 specific repository 1.1 MB/s | 146 kB 00:00
Last metadata expiration check: 0:00:01 ago on Wed Mar 5 15:19:23 CST 2025.

ca-certificates.ppc 2024.2.66-1 Local_AIX_Toolbox
dnf.ppc 4.2.17-32_51 Local_AIX_Toolbox_72
dnf-automatic.ppc 4.2.17-32_51 Local_AIX_Toolbox_72
dnf-data.ppc 4.2.17-32_51 Local_AIX_Toolbox_72
expect.ppc 5.45.4-2 Local_AIX_Toolbox
libcomps.ppc 0.1.15-101 Local_AIX_Toolbox
libdnf.ppc 0.39.1-32_52 Local_AIX_Toolbox_72
libmodulemd.ppc 1.5.2-100 Local_AIX_Toolbox
librepo.ppc 1.11.0-103 Local_AIX_Toolbox
...
...

root@aixvm:worktmp> dnf update