I'm going to try mandrake 9.0, which came out this week, with some 8i and 9i this week. I'll post a followup. Mandrake is basically rh with a better installer, actually one of the best installers I've seen ever! No ora support, just for fun.
On Wed, Oct 09, 2002 at 07:43:40AM -0800, Bruce wrote: > Oracle seems to change their "official" mind from time to time, but the reality is >that RedHat 7.1 and 7.3 are the best versions to run with Oracle. I've had >absolutely no problems with either version of the OS, and the installation and setup >are well documented (both by Oracle and third-party sites). > > AS2 appears to have been targetted to Oracle, and installs super clean (the least >amount of effort yet required). Good deal if you're looking for the top of the line >configuration. > > I've tried installing 8.1.7 (my usual testbed) on RedHat 8.0 this past weekend and >encountered some problems. It doesn't like Apache 2.0 in the mix, even though it >doesn't use it. It has some problems getting the IP address, but I can fix that >afterwards. The tough issues are which JDK (seems like 1.1.8 is the answer) and >which compat- libs. I'm plowing through the compat- libs issue right now. Hopefully >it will be fully installed and I can give some feedback as to how it runs in a week >or so. > > thanks, > bruce > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Bruce > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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). -- =============================================================== Ray Stell [EMAIL PROTECTED] (540) 231-4109 KE4TJC 28^D -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Ray Stell INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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).
