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The '''AIX Toolbox for Linux Applications''' is a collection of [[GNU Project|GNU]] tools for [[IBM AIX]].<ref name="ibm">{{cite web | url=http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/software/aix/linux/ | title=GNU and open source tools for AIX | publisher=IBM | work=AIX Toolbox for Linux Applications | access-date=10 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=AIX-Toolbox for Linux Applications|url=https://www.linux-magazin.de/ausgaben/2001/10/inzwischen-friedliche-koexistenz/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-07|website=[[Linux-Magazin]]|language=de-DE}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Michael|first=Randal K.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51806058|title=AIX 5L administration|date=2002|publisher=McGraw-Hill/Osborne|isbn=0-07-222841-5|___location=New York|pages=356|oclc=51806058}}</ref> These tools are available for installation using Redhat's [[RPM Package Manager|RPM]] 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.<ref name="ibmlic">{{cite web | url=http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/software/aix/linux/toolbox/altlic.html | title=Licensing and installation instructions | publisher=IBM | work=AIX Toolbox for Linux Applications | access-date=10 May 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref name="faq">{{cite web | url=ftphttp://ftp.software.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/FAQ | title=Frequently Asked Questions | publisher=IBM | work=AIX Toolbox for Linux Applications | access-date=10 May 2016}}</ref>

== References ==