How can i install Oracle 9i database in fedora core 6? I extract all files in windows xp. Now i want to install them in the linux.All files are .cpio format.

extract the cpio archives in some directory
# cpio -idcmv < oracle_Disk1.cpio

you will most probably have disk1, disk2 and disk3, burn it. mount the first disk and run the runinstaller most probably /mnt/install/runinstaller.

my advice would be to find a howto and follow it since there are many preinstallation/postinstallation tasks you will need to do like set the environment variables, set system parameters etc.. best of luck.

you can also just run it locally, cpio idmv the images

cd /usr/ORACLE/Disk1
export LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.4.19
./runInstaller

If running remotely export your DISPLAY and make sure DisallowTCP=false in gdm.conf on the machine you are installing on.

Note:- for learning purpose I am using my laptop and I have installed the below version of Fedora
[root@localhost /]# uname -a
Linux localhost.localdomain 2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 #1 SMP Mon Oct 16 14:54:20 EDT 2006 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
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I followed the steps given in ivan.kartik.sk/oracle/install_ora9_fedora.html

But for me the error is as follows. Can you please help me to resolve this.

[oracle@localhost disk1]$ ./runInstaller
bash: ./runInstaller: Permission denied

Thanks
Rabi
mmrafi_2000@yahoo.com


Please note below are the other problems I faced when I performed the steps

Issue 1:
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2 Download the Java Runtime Enviroment (j2re-1_3_1_15-linux-i586.bin) from the Sun website. Keep in mind you need to download j2re1.3.1_11 or higher (Note: Install JRE 1.3.1_1x version only).
Do you agree to the above license terms? [yes or no]
yes
Unpacking...
tail: cannot open `+286' for reading: No such file or directory
Checksumming...
1
The download file appears to be corrupted. Please refer
to the Troubleshooting section of the Installation
Instructions on the download page for more information.
Please do not attempt to install this archive file.
[root@localhost opt]#

.........so I installed jre1.6.0_02
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Issue2:
[root@localhost /]# cd /usr/bin
[root@localhost bin]# mv ./gcc ./gcc3
mv: cannot stat `./gcc': No such file or directory
[root@localhost bin]# mv ./gcc296 ./gcc
mv: cannot stat `./gcc296': No such file or directory
[root@localhost bin]# ls *gcc*
gcc3 gcc34 i386-redhat-linux-gcc i386-redhat-linux-gcc34
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Issue 3[root@localhost /]# rpm -q gcc glibc-headers glibc-kernheaders glibc-devel compat-libstdc++ cpp compat-gcc
gcc-4.1.1-30
glibc-headers-2.5-10.fc6
package glibc-kernheaders is not installed
glibc-devel-2.5-10.fc6
package compat-libstdc++ is not installed
cpp-4.1.1-30
package compat-gcc is not installed
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Have a look at http://www.puschitz.com/OracleOnLinux.shtml for some concise instructions on how to install Oracle products on Linux boxes - I've occasionally used these guides to assist with successfully installing Oracle database 9i and 10g on my employer's Linux servers.

Keep in mind, however, that there are lots of packages that are required to successfully install and run Oracle on Linux. A standard "Desktop" install of FC6 just won't have all the required packages. At installation link time, you'll be told about missing packages, or kernel parameter values that need to be adjusted, and you'll have to fix those, and start again...

Oracle certify Linux distros for Oracle product installation. FC6 is not a certified distro, but Red Hat's EL4 Advanced Server is (amongst others). But if you're prepared to go through the slow and painfull process of discovering missing packages, and installing them, and fixing kernel parameters, I can't see why you cannot eventually install Oracle 9i on FC6.

Good luck with this project - I'd be interested to hear how you go, and what you had to do to complete the installation.

To JonBL:
1. Of yourse if Oracle products will be used in production then certified distribution is required.
2. For learning purposes Fedora is enough and Oracle is working fine there.
3. RHEL is not public downloadable. There are clones but these clones aren't certified too.
4. Just FYI: Werner's site provides howtos also for Fedora and other uncetified Linux distributions for Oracle.

Answer to this topic you can find here (sorry for cross reference to other site): http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thre...rt=15&start=15