I want to install ORACLE on REdHat Linux 7.1 . Can I get it free from anywhere.If yes then plz tell me abt the URL.

no you can't. Oracle is not free. There is no need for oracle unless you are going to run a very large DB or want to cluster db's or do such like that. Stick to a simple free solution.

Actually I believe zupanm is 1/2 right (no offense). You can download a copy of Oracle (from their website) for eveluation/development. You can not deploy the server w/o buying a license.

Frank

Yes, Oracle has a free version for development purposes but is expensive when you need to deploy it. Just register to their developer network at oracle.com.
If you do serious database work there is no way around it: Oracle is simply an amazing database.

Well it's off topic, and I'm a bit biased but...

You can download a slightly older version of Sybase for Linux and develop and deploy for free.

Frank

You can go to http://technet.oracle.com/tech/linux/content.html to read about it and download Oracle 9i. You'll need to register with them first, however.

I believe they did away with the console installation utility as of version 8i and you must now install it via GUI.

I really apperciate your replies but I want to know how much it will take space( Size of tar file ).

I'll get you exact numbers a little later, but it's huge. I seem to remember that it was between 500 and 800 meg.

Frank

Originally posted by alchiba
You can go to http://technet.oracle.com/tech/linux/content.html to read about it and download Oracle 9i. You'll need to register with them first, however.

I believe they did away with the console installation utility as of version 8i and you must now install it via GUI.

Uh, what if your server doesn't have a gui? :(

I had tried to download it but it shows the page can not be found.
Till now If any body download it then please guide me that how can I download it in a efficient manner.

Thank you

Originally posted by mkaufman
Uh, what if your server doesn't have a gui? :(

Then you use MySQL. :D

I tried this a while back just for fun on one of the Linux boxes in the office. I have it on CD and a tar or .rpm, but I can't recall which I tried. In any case I gave up because I didn't have any GUI tools installed.

It's running here on Win2K. That's good enough. ;)

I also want to do this for gaining some new experience.At this time I am using MySql.

Originally posted by alchiba


Then you use MySQL. :D

I tried this a while back just for fun on one of the Linux boxes in the office. I have it on CD and a tar or .rpm, but I can't recall which I tried. In any case I gave up because I didn't have any GUI tools installed.

It's running here on Win2K. That's good enough. ;)

Hmm, I'll install a GUI on my dev server and try it out tomorrow...

Originally posted by mkaufman
Hmm, I'll install a GUI on my dev server and try it out tomorrow...

Now you've got me interested again. . .

Let us know how it pans out.

I'm about 99% sure that Oracle uses a java based install tool for their products. That's why you need the GUI.

Frank

Originally posted by ffeingol
I'm about 99% sure that Oracle uses a java based install tool for their products. That's why you need the GUI.

Frank

That's stupid - why on earth would they limit it to machines with only a GUI installed?

Well smaller palces would be running Oracle on NT. Bigger places on Unix. We just rlogin to the server from a workstation (with graphics capabilities) and set the X-display back to the workstation.

The advantage of a java installer is that they have a common installer across platforms.

Frank

Ok, well - my test server is reformatting now then Oracle will go on :)

Originally posted by ffeingol
Well smaller palces would be running Oracle on NT. Bigger places on Unix

Not necessarily. I'm pretty familiar with two sites where the opposite is true. :D


One of the truly amazing things about Oracle is the new Enterprise Manager (Java again). It allows you to fully manage and inter-operate Oracle servers worldwide from one GUI console. Even has a global map that displays the locations of your Oracle installations. Really, really slick.