Anoop wrote:
> Probably a silly question - but I have this requirement to install an
> Oracle database server on my laptop which has about 512Mb of RAM and
> about 3gigs of free HD space left.
>
> I was planning to install Oracle XE 10g, but a friend of mine who has
> 1Gig on his laptop says it drains his memory and makes the machine
> overall slower.
>
> What I want is to install an Oracle database server with minimal
> features (I just need it to play like create a db / tables / views
> etc) - not a lot of data, just to play around. I initially thought
> Oracle embedded is an option, but not sure what that is used for....
> So can someone please guide me as to which oracle installer I should
> use and how I can configure during installment or later such that it
> plays nice with my 512MB ram (I cannot increase the ram). I also run
> other stuff of this XP box - like mysql, java stuff etc (no MS
> Office). But I am willing to uninstall mysql if I can have oracle
> setup.
>
> Thanks,
> Anoop
It isn't going to happen or it isn't going to be a good experience.
Not enough ram and not enough disk. Clean things up or get a new
machine.
--
Daniel A. Morgan
University of Washington
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
(replace x with u to respond)
Puget Sound Oracle Users Group
www.psoug.org
Received on Wed Mar 07 2007 - 23:11:03 CST
