Re: Oracle 8i on Linux without X Windows

as an earlier post mentioned, you don't need x win on the server, you can have x on your local machine, and install oracle to the server. if you're concerned with video issues with your database server, take the monitor away from it completely, and administrate everything remotely.

Matt <mck_at_iag.net> wrote in message
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> I always thought that one advantage that Linux had over Windows, was
> the ability to select only the needed OS components?
>
> In this example, I have an NT database server using system resources
> to drive a GUI. Since I do not "need" the GUI for the server to run,
> on Linux I prefer not to install it, to save disk space, elmimnate
> potential problems from unnecessary software, and apply most of the
> system power to handling data - not graphics.
>
> I have seen NT servers develop availability issues completely with
> respect to video issues. Since most would/should not word process or
> create graphics on _servers_, why should they require graphical
> interfaces.
>
> If Oracle requires me to install Xwindows to simply install the
> software, are not they are missing at least part of the point?
>
>
> On Thu, 02 Mar 2000 08:38:37 -0600, Brice Ruth
> <Brice.Ruth_at_penguinboots.com> wrote:
>
> >I do not believe that a text console installer exists for Oracle 8i on
 Linux.
> >The alternative may be to install Oracle 8i from a remote PC, on that
> >*does* have Xwindows support. This is what I did, since the server I
 have
> >Oracle 8i running on does not have a monitor (nor a graphics card).
> >
> >Regards,
> >Brice Ruth
> >
> >Aspi Engineer wrote:
> >
> >> Does anyone know for sure if I can install Oracle 8i on Linux (Redhat
 Linux
> >> 6.0) which does not have X windows support?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >> Aspi Engineer
> >> aspi_at_world.std.com
> >> aspi_engineer_at_csc.com
>
Received on Fri Mar 03 2000 - 00:00:00 CST