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"Helaman" <zoraster_at_REMOVEprontomail.com> wrote in message
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> As I type this message, I am downloading Mandrake Linux.
> I am using win2k at the moment. I will be installing Linux.
>
> I have Oracle 8i installed already on the win2k.
>
> My question is which is better to use as regards to the real
> world. I saw some posts that leaned to Unix or linux as the standard
> platform for running Oracle.
>
> What do businesses use to run Oracle?
>
> Helaman
Helaman,
Most common you will find Oracle on Solaris.
Get yourself Solaris 8 (Intel) and install Oracle on Solaris.
You might have troubles installing Oracle on Mandrake, better use SuSE 7.2.
Hope that helps.
Trifon Anguelov
Senior Oracle DBA
http://www.dbaclick.com Received on Thu Oct 25 2001 - 01:34:23 CDT