This week I'll be installing Oracle 10g on OE Linux in preparation for an upcoming client in Florida. I'm really looking forward to getting this under my belt for many reasons. First, it opens up a whole new set of clients I can consult for. That set may be extremely small, but there it is anyway. Second, the experience will make me very marketable, if you know what I mean.
Today all I have had time for is the installation of OE Linux and starting the download of Oracle 10g. The installation of Linux was very straightforward - just pop in the CD and let 'er rip! It's quite easy to step through all the options and since the installer is graphical pretty much anyone can get it done easily.
I installed Linux on a Dell 64-bit Intel server, so I had the installer format the hard drive. I accepted the defaults until I got to the Network Devices screens where I had to manually type in my TCP/IP information. I then selected my location and typed in a root password before selecting the "Software Development" customization option.
In Package Group Selection, I went through and picked some of the items to make it backward compatible and also the tools. It went through the actual installation of the OS then asked for a reboot when it was done.
After the restart and accepting the license agreement, I elected to disable the firewall and SELinux. I wasn't going to need those for what I was doing. I also skipped over Kdump, then set the time and created a user. The sound card test came up next and finally a request to add more installation CDs if I wanted to. I declined both of those and allowed the computer to reboot once again.
Once the system was back up, I enabled VNC on the machine so I didn't have to stand in the cold server room, then began downloading Oracle 10g from edelivery.oracle.com.
Now I just have to wait a few hours for it to finish and I can get started on the database! Tune in tomorrow for the exciting continuation of the install!
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