Oracle8i release 2, version 8.1.6 install Mandrake 8.0 HOWTO

David Stevenson, <david@security-soft.co.uk>

1.Introduction

• 1.1 What's in here?
• 1.2 Who is this HOWTO for?
• 1.3 New versions of this document
• 1.4 Disclaimer
• 1.5 Credits and Thanks
• 1.6 Licence

2. Starting off

• 2.1 Overview
• 2.2 Prerequisites
• 2.3 Linux setup
• 2.4 Where to get Oracle

3. Pre-Install

• 3.1 Environment
• 3.2 Link Java
• 3.3 Copy Oracle Cdrom to a Local Hard Disk
• 3.4 GLIBC Workaround

4. Installing Oracle

• 4.1 Oracle Universal Installer
• 4.2 Automating Oracle Startup/Shutdown

5. Other Sources

• 5.1 Useful Books
• 5.2 Useful Internet resources
• 5.3 Notes from users