Re: Linux/Oracle Questions

From: Jesus M. Salvo Jr. <jmsalvo_at_ihug.com.au>
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 11:11:48 +1000
Message-ID: <9pgcn8$n6m$1@bugstomper.ihug.com.au>

Lawrence Simela wrote:

> Answers embedded in your original post
> 
> "Brasstone" <Not_at_Available.com> wrote in message
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>> 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?

Become root, and install the RPMs via "rpm -ivh compat*.rpm"

>>
>> 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.

This is more likely because you have not installed the compatibility libraries in the earlier step. Received on Wed Oct 03 2001 - 20:11:48 CDT