Re: install oracle 9i on linux w/o xwiindow

"hdu" <hdu_at_hdu.org> writes:

> On Linux server, I installed XFree86-libs only. Is this enough to run oracle
> installer using X11 forwarding?
>
> "Tim X" <timx_at_spamto.devnul.com>
> ???????:87k7ehrq8s.fsf_at_tiger.rapttech.com.au...
>
> > I've found the easiest way to handle all of this is to use ssh with
> > X11 forwarding enabled - the sshd daemon will setup secure user based
> > access control via Xauthority - al you have to do is login from your
> > system running the X server via ssh and as long as you have X11
> > forwarding enabled, you should just be able to run X based apps -
> > including the oracle installer. Note that if you use this method,
> > don't set the DISPLAY variable - ssh will take care of all of that for
> > you.
> >
> > Tim
> >
> > --
> > Tim Cross
> > The e-mail address on this message is FALSE (obviously!). My real e-mail
> is
> > to a company in Australia called rapttech and my login is tcross - if you
> > really need to send mail, you should be able to work it out!
>
>

Well, possibly - I'm not sure exactly what is in the XFree86 libraries. Best way to know is to try it out - run an X application like xclock or an xterm etc. If it works you will be alright.

However, keep in mind the Oracle installer is a java application and I'm not sure exactly which local libraries it uses and which are provided with Java itself. I've only done the install on linux when it was also a workstation, so we installed all the X stuff as well. I have installed Oracle on True 64 where we did NOT install an X server and only had the applications and some of the libraries it needed - the server is headless and we do two things

1. Run X apps via ssh X11 forwarding (xterms, dxterms etc) which use the x servers on our linux workstations.
2. Installed Xvfb, which is a 'virtual' (fake) X server which we use so that we can run reports 6i which needs an X server and we didn't want to rely on an X server on another machine.

You may find it easier just to install all the X stuff - in the scheme of things, it does not take up that much space - especially if you just do a minimal install and lets face it - disk storage is pretty cheap these days.

Tim

-- 
Tim Cross
The e-mail address on this message is FALSE (obviously!). My real e-mail is
to a company in Australia called rapttech and my login is tcross - if you 
really need to send mail, you should be able to work it out!