Oracle for LINUX and FreeBSD FAQ
$Date: 21-Apr-2000 $
$Revision: 1.13 $
$Author: Frank Naudé $
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UNIX IS user friendly; it's just picky about who its friends are.
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Is it possible to run Oracle on Linux?
Previously this was a big issue. A couple of people reported that it was
possible, but not totally seamless to install the SCO UNIX
versions of the Oracle7 RDBMS on Linux. However, Oracle did not support such
a configuration.
Oracle recently released their Oracle8, Oracle8i and Application Server
software on the Linux Intel platform.
This decision was made after some major database vendors like Sybase and
Informix reported that they will make their database software available on
Linux.
Note: for general Unix related questions (Linux included), visit the
Oracle/Unix FAQ.
Here is a list of some pros and cons for Linux:
Pros:
- Very Stable
- Free with source code
- Great support
- Lots of good applications (not great ones)
- Multi-user support
- Application side effects well contained -
Unlike windows where any app can crash the system
- Good Java Support
Cons:
- Lack of great applications
- Difficult to install
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Where can I get more info about Oracle on Linux?
Download Oracle Software
Get the software running:
Vendors:
Other interesting links:
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Is it possible to run Oracle on FreeBSD?
Oracle does not officially support Oracle on FreeBSD Unix.
However, there is a vibrant group of users dedicated to making Oracle
work on FreeBSD. Visit
http://twister.pp.ru/ora-fbsd
for a list of related links, FTP sites and mailing lists concerning
this topic.
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Where can I get more info about Oracle on FreeBSD?
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