I have had good luck with Red Hat Linux 6.2 and Oracle 8.1.6.1 for Linux. You don't need to do any upgrades to Linux before installing Oracle, you don't have to download your own Java virtual machine, and you don't have to install any Oracle patches to make it work (as I had to with Oracle 8.1.5). On Metalink under Product Lifecycle there is a list of Linux distributions and versions that are certified with the different versions of Oracle server for Linux. I have heard good things about SuSe Linux also, including the fact that they have created a package (RPM) that does much of the Oracle setup for you including providing scripts for database startup and shutdown. As far as Linux books, there are several. I have the O'Reilly book, "Running Linux". The lastest versions of most Unix books now cover Linux as well. HTH, Dean Jefferson Database Administrator State of Wisconsin Office of Commissioner of Insurance [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Jefferson, Dean INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
