Both 9i and 10g Express work fine on XP Home, but I do have 512MB memory.
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Terry Dykstra
Canadian Forest Oil Ltd.
"HansF" <News.Hans_at_telus.net> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 08:05:34 -0800, Ninad Bapat wrote:
>
> > Hi
> >
> > I need to install Oracle database on my home pc. This will be just for
> > learning purpose.
> > Which database should I install.
> > My pc is a P4 2.4G 256mb RAM and 40G hdd
> >
> > I read that Oracle 10g requires 512mb of RAM.
> >
>
> So does 9i if you really want to use it.
>
> You don't mention the operating system. (Stereotyping: this implies XPHome
> ... as I've found typical XP Home users don't realize that OS is
relevant.)
>
> What are you trying to learn? If it's plain SQL and basic Oracle, I
> recommend starting with Oracle 10g Release 2 Express - it's legally free
> and does not include some of the heavy-weight capabilities such as Java.
>
> No matter what you decide, an upgrade of RAM is strongly recommended. You
> may even have less than 256 if your video card steals some before your OS
> starts up.
>
> --
> Hans Forbrich
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Received on Wed Feb 15 2006 - 11:11:13 CST
