Re: How Can I run Oracle 7.3 at LINUX??

Mostofa Chowdhury (sujon_at_ncll.com) wrote:
: Dear Gurus,
: Can I run Oracle Server 7.3 with tools like Ora*Plus, Ora*Form at
: Linux OS?

SCO version of 7.3 and SQL*Plus will work on a Linux box. The install is clunky, ugly, un-supported and requires you know a fair bit about porting and 'compiling under Unix'.

I wouldn't attempt to port either SQL*Forms or Des/Dev2000 to the Linux platform.

I managed to get 7.3 + SQL*Plus + svrmgrl working under linux before, but it was enough to make me abandon Linux as my OS - Solaris x86 has a native Oracle port for all of the tools that you listed.

Personally, as an Oracle DBA, I would not recommend that you use a SCO distribution of the RDBMS on a linux platform. It is not supported, could limit your ability to upgrade the OS and after spending $$$++ on the SCO executables it would not be sensible to cut corners on the costs of the OS - I picked up Solaris x86 2.5.1 for $200 which is a fraction of the price of the RDBMS.

IAP

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