Oracle client for linux??

[Brian P Millett]

Hello,

  Sorry for asking something that MUST be a FAQ, but I could not find the answer.

We have an Oracle 9i database running on Solaris.  I've just picked up a linux laptop. 
I need to run DBD-Oracle from the linux to insert into the database. 

Do I need to download all 2 GB of the oracle 9i for linux?  Is there 
just a client lib or headers?   Java has a 100% java JDBC drivers for oracle, is there a 100% perl DBD?

thanks.
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