Re: FW: Oracle on Linux

I run my linux firewall with RH6.2 on 486 with 16M of ram and a 200M HD.

its the best, my main desktop runs same OS, 256M of ram and about 70G of disk space, running 8.0.5, 8.1.5 and 8.1.6 on linux :)

joe

dgoulet_at_vicr.com wrote:

> Paul,
>
> I use Linux both at work & Home for various "see if it works reliably"
> tasks. As of yet we're still running HP-UX as our prime platform. From that I
> see no problems with Oracle 8x on Linux. Yes, I've used RedHat mainly because
> it seems to have the least hardware requirements & is easiest to install &
> configure and I'm no Unix Admin. As to the platform of choice, almost any
> Intel platform of the recent past works well. I'm running it on an old 486-66
> with 64MB of ram with no problems.
>
> Dick Goulet
>
> ____________________Reply Separator____________________
> Author: Paul van Dijken <paul.vandijken_at_sema.nl>
> Date: 9/20/00 6:30 AM
>
> One of my co-workers came with this question to me.
> Can anyone make a recommendation ?
>
> Regards
> Paul
>
> >>>>>>>
> I have a client who wants to try out Oracle 8 on a Linux, Intel platform.
>
> The requirement is to load an export of an operational database and allow a
> single user to interrogate it with a suitable reporting tool.
>
> Does anyone have an experience/advice about this, initially I am thinking of
> things such as:
>
> - Are there any known problems which I need to avoid
> - Which version of Linux (Oracle Technet seems recommend Redhat - do we
> agree)
> - Advice on sizing a suitable Intel box
> - Suggestions for a reporting tool
>
> <<<<<<<<
>
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