Note that Werner doesn't focus on Oracle Apps on Linux and for the DB only covers 91 to 10g. Oracle Apps comes with 2 stacks of Oracle Rdbms (8i and 9i) and the application server 9iAS. Oracle Apps install with the Rapid Wizard and all the compiling/relinking is done automatically without the need to manual intervention. --Joao -----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces at caosity.org [mailto:centos-bounces at caosity.org] On Behalf Of Johnny Hughes Sent: 22 February 2005 10:20 To: CentOS Users Subject: RE: [Centos] Oracle Apps on Linux On Tue, 2005-02-22 at 09:47 +0000, Joao Medeiros wrote: > Sorry for the delay. > > I haven't tried it on RH9. When installing Oracle on Linux (any > flavour as far as I know) it needs to compile all the executables > (oracle, listener and sqlplus just to name a few). If you have all the > compat libs installed it will run without any probs. > > Hope this helps, > Joao > > -----Original Message----- > From: centos-bounces at caosity.org [mailto:centos-bounces at caosity.org] > On Behalf Of Steven Vishoot > Sent: 19 February 2005 22:37 > To: CentOS discussion and information list > Subject: Re: [Centos] Oracle Apps on Linux > > i am wondering can you still use the stubs.gz file that was created > for 8i and 9i on centos version. that fix made it possible to install > oracle on rh9? > > > --- Joao Medeiros <joao.c.medeiros at gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi folks, > > > > I seem to remember someone asking how to install Oracle Apps on > > Linux so here goes a quick and dirty how-to:- > > > > 0 - You will need access to Metalink (Oracle's support site) for > > downloading patches and read documentation on line. > > > > 1 - Size up your Linux box to at least 1Gb memory and 200Gb of disk > > space. > > I'm assuming you have a Pentium 4 at around 3GHz. > > > > 2 - Download and install if not already installed > > compat-gcc-7.3-2.96.126. > > Fedora Core 3 doesn't come with it but you can get it from Fedora > > Core 2. > > WBEL and CentOS should have it installed by default. > > > > 3 - Download the latest version of Oracle Applications from > > edelivery.oracle.com. Latest release available is 11.5.10 and comes > > in > > 46 zip files totalling a 25Gb. It expands to about the same size > > since there's a lot of compressed files in it. > > > > 4 - Create a new group called dba. Create a new user called oracle > > and assign dba as the primary group. > > > > 5 - Log in as oracle and edit the .bash_profile to add the variable > > LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.4.19. Make sure you export it. > > > > 6 - Start unloading the zip files and make sure you follow the > > instructions from Oracle so that they end up in a nice tree under > > /Stage11i. Review the Installation guide. > > > > 7 - Rename the /usr/bin/unzip to whatever you want to call it and > > copy the unzip from /Stage11i/startCD/Disk1/rapidwiz/unzip/Linux. > > > > 8 - Change to /Stage11i/startCD/Disk1/rapidwiz and execute > > RapidWizVersion. > > If it is not 11.5.10.33 you will need to download patch 4132885 from > > Metalink. Unzip the files under /Stage11i/startCD as it will > > overwrite the contents of Disk1. > > > > 9 - Download patch 3006854 from Metalink to fix an OS library > > problem. > > > > 10 - Start your installation by running > > /Stage11i/startCD/Disk1/rapidwiz/rapidwiz. Choose single box > > installation. > > > > 11 - Review the log file for any errors. Fix if required. > > > > 12 - If you're using an SQL Client from outside the Linux box you > > will need to comment some lines in your > > $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin/SID_Servername/sqlnet.ora > > file (replace SID with > > your chosen SID, mine is PROD, default is VIS) and (replace > > Servername with your hostname). Look for the lines with > > tcp.validnode_checking and tcp.invited_nodes; put a '#' in the beginning. > > Restart your listener. > > > > 13 - Open your browser and point it to > > http://yourservername.yourdomainname:8000. Log in as > > operations/welcome and start hacking away :-) > > > > Let me know if you're stuck with anything and I'll do what I can to > > help. > > > > Cheers, > > Joao > > > > Note > > ---- > > Oracle Apps forms in a browser is currently only supported on > > Netscape 4.7.xx and IE6 although it can be put to work with Firefox. > > > > References > > ---------- > > Metalink Note > > > http://metalink.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/ml2_documents.showNOT?p_id=287453. > > 1 > > Metalink Note > > > http://metalink.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/ml2_documents.showNOT?p_id=277291. > > 1 > > > > Joco Medeiros > > Leics, UK > > Linux User 381318 If you want to install oracle on a linux box, this is the place to look: http://www.puschitz.com/OracleOnLinux.shtml _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS at caosity.org http://lists.caosity.org/mailman/listinfo/centos