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RE: Oracle on Linux questions

From: Jefferson, Dean <Dean.Jefferson_at_oci.state.wi.us>
Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2001 08:16:26 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.002DF897.20010403065521@fatcity.com>

I have had good luck with Red Hat Linux 6.2 and Oracle 8.1.6.1 for Linux. You don't need
to do any upgrades to Linux before installing Oracle, you don't have to download your own Java virtual machine, and you don't have to install any Oracle patches to make it work (as I had to with Oracle 8.1.5).

On Metalink under Product Lifecycle there is a list of Linux distributions and versions that are certified with the different versions of Oracle server for Linux. I have heard good things about SuSe Linux also, including the fact that they have created a package (RPM) that does much of the Oracle setup for you including providing scripts for database startup and shutdown.

As far as Linux books, there are several. I have the O'Reilly book, "Running Linux". The lastest versions of most Unix books now cover Linux as well.

HTH, Dean Jefferson
Database Administrator
State of Wisconsin
Office of Commissioner of Insurance
Dean.Jefferson_at_oci.state.wi.us  

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