Oracle 8i for Linux Installation HOWTO

Stephen Darlington, <stephen at zx81 dot org dot 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 Starting off questions and answers

3. The installer

• 3.1 How?
• 3.2 What do I tell the installation program?
• 3.3 Installing the patch
• 3.4 Setting up your environment
• 3.5 Installations questions and answers

4. Creating a database

• 4.1 Overview
• 4.2 Step-by-step guide
• 4.3 Questions and answers

5. Configuration

• 5.1 Overview
• 5.2 Connecting as another user
• 5.3 Connecting from another machine
• 5.4 Connecting to another machine
• 5.5 Questions and answers

6. Final Words

• 6.1 Useful Software
• 6.2 Useful Books
• 6.3 Useful Internet resources