Re: Linux/Oracle Questions

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"Brasstone" <Not_at_Available.com> wrote in message news:fLOt7.1995$S27.443323_at_e420r-atl2.usenetserver.com...
> For the past couple of weeks I have been learning how Linux works. I
bought
> a new machine to run it on, and went through quite a lot getting xwindows
to
> work.
>
> Well now I have Xwindows working, I have the network up. I'm a little
more
> familiar with mounting drives, navigating, et cetera.
>
> I have three questions that I can't seem to figure out. One seems like it
> should be simple.
>
> 1. I have a share on Win2000 machine that I want to 'map to', but I don't
> have a clue how. (I've been ftping stuff around).

Look at Samba for doing that sort of thing. http://samba.org/samba Your Linux distribution will more likely have Samba already

> 2. I am trying to install Oracle 8i on my Linux 7.1 machine. The install
> instructions talk about backward compatibility issues and recommends three
> files: compat-glibc-6.2.1.3.2.src.rpm, compat-libs-6.2..., and
> compat-egcs-6.2. Anyway, I downloaded them... ftp'ed them over to my
linux
> machine, and when I double click them in xwindows it says "install of 1
> packages failed". Is anybody familiar with this?
>
> 3. This Oracle install is killing me. I am installing it for a Database
> class I am taking, and I think I will be through the class before I get it
> up and running. I moved everything into an install directory under
> ORACLE_HOME, and when I run './runInstaller' it says "Intializing Java
> Virtual Machine from ../stage/components/oracle.swd.jre/1.1.8/1/
> DataFiles/Expanded/linux/bin/jre. please wait..." and it sits this way.
Any
> info on this would also be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thank you for any time you put into reading/answering this,
> James
>
>
>
Received on Sun Sep 30 2001 - 21:15:40 CDT