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ZeroC provides the following RPMs for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, and Amazon Linux:

RPM	Description
`ice`	Slice files and related documentation
`ice-c++-devel`	C++ header files, libraries, and Slice compilers
`ice-java`	Java run time JAR files
`ice-java-devel`	Slice compilers and Ant tasks for Java development
`ice-libs`	C++ run-time libraries
`ice-mono`	Mono run-time assemblies
`ice-mono-devel`	Slice compiler and libraries for Mono development
`ice-php`	PHP extension and run time files
`ice-php-devel`	Slice compiler for PHP development
`ice-python`	Python extension and run time files
`ice-python-devel`	Slice compiler for Python development
`ice-ruby`	Ruby extension and run time files
`ice-ruby-devel`	Slice compiler for Ruby development
`ice-servers`	Server executables and sample `init.d` scripts
`ice-utils`	Utilities necessary for administering an Ice installation

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The Mono RPMs are currently available only for SuSE Enterprise Linux Server.

ZeroC also supplies RPMs for the following third-party packages:

RPM	Description
`db53`	Berkeley DB 5.3.21 C and C++ run time libraries
`db53-devel`	C++ development files for Berkeley DB 5.3.21
`db53-java`	Berkeley DB 5.3.21 Java run time
`db53-utils`	Berkeley DB 5.3.21 command-line utilities
`mcpp-devel`	MCPP C++ preprocessor library

The db53-devel and the mcpp-devel RPMs are only necessary for building Ice from source.

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ZeroC provides the following DEB packages for Ubuntu 14.04:

Package	Description
`ice`	Meta package that installs all run-time packages, servers and utilities
`ice-dev`	Meta package that installs all development packages
`ice3.5-common`	Slice files and related documentation
`libice3.5++`	C++ run-time libraries
`libice++-dev`	C++ header files, libraries, and Slice compiler
`libice3.5-java`	Java run-time libraries
`libice-java-dev`	Slice compilers and Ant tasks for Java development
`libice3.5-cil`	Mono run-time assemblies
`libice-cil-dev`	Slice compiler and libraries for Mono development
`libice3.5-php`	PHP extension and run time files
`libice-php-dev`	Slice compiler for PHP development
`libice3.5-python`	Python extension and run time files
`libice-python-dev`	Slice compiler for Python development
`libice3.5-ruby`	Ruby extension and run time files
`libice-ruby-dev`	Slice compiler for Ruby development
`ice-utils`	Utilities necessary for administering an Ice installation
`icebox`	IceBox server for C++
`icebox-cil`	IceBox server for Mono
`icegrid`	IceGrid service
`libicestorm3.5`	IceStorm service
`glacier2`	Glacier2 service
`icepatch2`	IcePatch2 service
`libfreeze3.5++`	Freeze for C++ run-time libraries
`libfreeze3.5-java`	Freeze for Java run-time library
`libfreeze++-dev`	Freeze for C++ Slice compiler
`libfreeze-java-dev`	Freeze for Java Slice compiler

ZeroC also supplies the following third-party packages:

Package	Description
`libdb5.3`	Berkeley DB 5.3.21 C run-time libraries
`libdb5.3-dev`	C development files for Berkeley DB 5.3.21
`libdb5.3++`	Berkeley DB 5.3.21 C++ run-time libraries
`libdb5.3++-dev`	C++ development files for Berkeley DB 5.3.21
`libdb5.3-java`	Berkeley DB 5.3.21 Java run-time libraries
`db5.3-utils`	Berkeley DB 5.3.21 command-line utilities

The libdb5.3-dev and libdb5.3++-dev packages are only necessary for building Ice from source.

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Always use the `-pthread` option when compiling and linking your Ice applications.

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Don't build your source files with `-std=c++11` or `-std=c++14`. The linux binary distribution is not binary compatible with objects built with these options.

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Java

To use Ice for Java, you must add Ice.jar to your CLASSPATH, as shown below:

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