I see the issues on 12.04 it doesn't work you can install firebird and use as alternative inside a schroot
http://www.binarytides.com/setup-chroot-ubuntu-debootstrap/ http://www.binarytides.com/setup-chroot-ubuntu-debootstrap/ install sudo apt-get install software-properties-common python-software-properties then continue with firebird 2.5 packages https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Firebird2.5 https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Firebird2.5 apt-get install firebird2.5-classic in the chroot
