unable to install .cpio file extension Files

venu5b8 · 04-23-2011, 10:08 PM

hi
i want to install Forms & Reports Developer Suite in Linux OS So i have downloaded Oracle Developer Suite 10g for Linux (Including Forms & Reports)

as_linux_x86_ids_101202_disk1.cpio
as_linux_x86_ids_101202_disk2.cpio

so in the Oracle Documentation Site they have given Guide as Follows:

To extract the cpio file,
move the cpio file to an empty directory,
then do:
cat filename.cpio | cpio -icd ....

but its not extracting so wat should i do ???

Kindly Reply ASAP

paulsm4 · 04-23-2011, 10:18 PM

"cpio" is just like a .tar or a .zip file: it's an archive with a bunch of files and directories in it.

The syntax you got should work. Here's the syntax I'd generally recommend:

Code:

1. Go to the directory you want to install to:
   cd SOME_DIRECTORY

2. Extract:
   cpio -ipvdumBc < MYFILE.cpio

3. Look for some kind of "readme.txt" in your newly extracted files:
   cd SOME_DIRECTORY/NEW_DIRECTORY
   ls
   <= Maybe you'll find something like "README.txt", "INSTALL.txt", "READ_ME_FIRST", etc

What you do *after* you extract the archive, of course, depends on the product

'Hope that helps .. PSM