for hardy add these lines in /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/mapopa/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/mapopa/ubuntu hardy main
$sudo apt-get update
$sudo apt-get install firebird2.1-super firebird2.1-common firebird2.1-examples
$sudo dpkg-reconfigure firebird2.1-super
$sudo apt-get install flamerobin
$sudo su ; cd /var/lib/firebird/2.1/data
$cp /usr/share/doc/firebird2.1-examples/examples/empbuild/employee.fdb.gz .
$ gunzip employee.fdb.gz
$chown firebird.firebird employee.fdb
start flamerobin
Register Server localhost
click on locahost the -> Register existing database
insert the path to /var/lib/firebird/2.1/data/employee.fdb and SYSDBA and the password you have used for it
You should see the new features from firebird2.1 in the System Tables (Mon$)

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