Re: setting uo variables when linux starts

Glen A Stromquist wrote:

> Howard J. Rogers wrote:
>
>> Helder Lopes wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Hello :
>>>I installed Linux SUSE 8 with Oracle 9ias and i'm trying to set up the
>>>variables when the box starts up.
>>>
>>>Which is the best way to do that ??
>>>
>>>thanks
>>>
>>>Helder Lopes
>>
>>
>> Which variables? All the 'ORACLE_HOME' and 'ORACLE_BASE' ones?
>>
>> If so, in Red Hat, I use .bashrc for the user. For SuSe, I seem to
>> remember it was .profile.
>>
>> Regards
>> HJR
>
> SuSE I think it might be in .bash_profile, but could be .bashrc...

I think you might be right on .bash_profile. It's been a while since I dabbled with SuSe (if only they'd provide the 8.2 as downloadable ISOs!)

>
> BTW Howard - how goes the Oracle install on Mandrake?

:-( It doesn't. Red Hat 9, not a problem (apart from the extremely dodgy advice that's out there on the web). Mandrake 8.1 and 8.2 was easy. But I'm a Mandrake 9.1 boy on the desktop these days (except when I feel I ought to reinstall Red Hat!), and none of the 'usual' tricks work at all there.

On the other hand, Open Office doesn't work out of the box on Mandrake 9.1 either, so why was I not surprised!

>
> My last 9ir2 on SuSE7.3 went soooo smooth (still dont know why:-) that
> I'm contemplating loading it on my Mdk 8.2 box at home, getting brave, I
> may even take a stab at installing it on one of the BSD's if that goes
> well!
>

I must try BSD one day. Might as well. Currently I have Windows 98, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Windows 2003, Windows XP Professional, Red Hat 8, Red Hat 9, Red Hat Advanced Server and Mandrake 9.1 on various boxes littered around the house. The Other Half is not amused!

And I still can't find one I entirely like!!

Regards
HJR  
> cheers1
Received on Tue Sep 30 2003 - 02:49:44 CDT