Re: Can't start Oracle 10g on FC4

On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 20:15:10 +0100, Michael Kämpf wrote:

> Hallo NG,
>
> i'm a linux newbie. I tried to start the Oracle Database 10g Express
> Edition (server) on Linux Fedora Core 4 as descriped by typing:
>
> /etc/init.d/oracle-xe start
>
> But i get the Error message:
>
> Starting Oracle Net Listener.
> Starting Oracle Database 10g Express Edition Instance.
> Failed to start Oracle Net Listener using
> /usr/lib/oracle/xe/app/oracle/product/
> 10.2.0/server/bin/tnslsnr and Oracle Express Database using
> /usr/lib/oracle/xe/app/oracle/product/10.2.0/server/bin/sqlplus.
>
>
> Did anybody know what this means or what happened?
>
> Thanks for your answers,
> Michael.

Oracle 10.2 EE runs on FC4 without a problem, but Oracle has problems with Fedora Core after 4 as Red Hat broke the compatibility. My advice to you is to get rid of Fedora and use OpenSuse 10.1. Oracle 10 works perfectly. Ubuntu is also supported for Oracle XE.

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