firebird2.5-dev software package provides transitional package for firebird-dev, you can install in your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install firebird2.5-dev
firebird2.5-dev is installed in your system.
Make ensure the firebird2.5-dev package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep firebird2.5-dev *
You will get with firebird2.5-dev package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 12 04 lts precise pangolin |
| Section | Library development |
| Package | firebird2.5-dev |
| Version | 2.5.1.26351.ds4-2ubuntu0.1 |
| Description | transitional package for firebird-dev |
| Sub Section | libdevel |