Re: installation fails on linux ubuntu (long)

Gabriel wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I'm a java developer wanting to play a little with oracle so I DL te
> lite 10g version.
> JDK1.5 is installed.
> The linux machine is an Ubuntu distro.
> It has 512Mb RAM, 2800+ and plenty of hd space.
>
> So I unzipped and cpio the file and :
> set ORACLE_HOME, set JAVA13_HOME=/applications/jdk1.5.0_02/
>
> then cd /applications/Disk1/runInstaller.sh
> Continuing with the installation:
> Initializing Java Virtual Machine from
> .../../stage/Components/oracle.swd.jre/1.3.1.0.0/1/DataFiles/Expanded/jre/linux/bin/java.
> Please wait...
> /applications/Disk1/stage/Components/oracle.swd.jre/1.3.1.0.0/1/DataFiles/Expanded/jre/linux/bin/i386/native_threads/java:
> error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++-libc6.1-1.so.2: cannot
> open shared object file: No such file or directory
>
> OK, he doesn't find the lib : I do this :
>
> ln -s /usr/lib/libstdc++-libc6.2-2.so.3 /usr/lib/libstdc++-libc6.1-1.so.2
>
> and I run the installer once again :
>
> the swing pops ok but I get some error messages about being unable to
> find some fonts :
> Continuing with the installation:
> Initializing Java Virtual Machine from
> .../../stage/Components/oracle.swd.jre/1.3.1.0.0/1/DataFiles/Expanded/jre/linux/bin/java.
> Please wait...
> charly_at_zeus:/applications/Disk1$ Font specified in font.properties not
> found [--symbol-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-adobe-fontspecific]
> Font specified in font.properties not found
> [--symbol-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-adobe-fontspecific]
> Font specified in font.properties not found
> [--symbol-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-adobe-fontspecific]
> Font specified in font.properties not found
> [--symbol-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-adobe-fontspecific]
> Font specified in font.properties not found
> [--symbol-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-adobe-fontspecific]
> Font specified in font.properties not found
> [--symbol-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-adobe-fontspecific]
> Font specified in font.properties not found
> [--symbol-medium-r-normal--*-%d-*-*-p-*-adobe-fontspecific]
>
>
> snipped.
> I click on "next" -> no answer
> about : pops the little about box.
>
> But if next fails, I'm stuck :(
>
> the Doc says dk 1.4.1 or higher so 1.5 is ok.
>
> I have nothing else of oracle installed.
>
> Can someone give me a hand please ?
>
> Many thx !

It could be the usual "num lock button issue".

Turn the numeric pad off and retry.

On suse it does work.

Regards

-- 
Fabrizio Magni

fabrizio.magni_at_mycontinent.com

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