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Installing Required RPMs from DVD Before You Install Oracle Database 10g or 11g

By sergio.leunissen on February 17, 2009 6:42 AM

I came across a forum post in which one of my co-workers, Avi Miller, explained how to install Oracle Enterprise Linux from DVD so that all software requirements are met when you fire up the Oracle Database 10g or...

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Oracle's Linux Contributions

By sergio.leunissen on January 9, 2009 12:40 PM

This recently posted page summarizes some of the contributions Oracle's Linux developers make to Linux and the community in general, including: OCFS2 BTRFS Libstdc++ NFS on IPv6 RDS T10-DIF Data Integrity Etc. I speak with prospects, customers, and partners...

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Free Oracle Enterprise Linux Downloads Now Also in DVD Format

By sergio.leunissen on November 17, 2008 9:32 AM

In a previous post, I mentioned that DVDs of Oracle Enterprise Linux are only availably for purchase via the Unbreakable Linux Store. I was incorrect. As of Oracle Enterprise Linux 4, Update 7, we now offer DVDs as a free...

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Installing oracle-validated from an Oracle Enterprise Linux DVD using yum

By sergio.leunissen on October 22, 2008 1:10 PM

In an earlier post, I mentioned that the Enterprise Linux 5 Update 2 installation media have the oracle-validated RPM on it. The same is true for the Enterprise Linux 4 Update 7 media. If you don't have access to...

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Point

By sergio.leunissen on September 30, 2008 3:10 PM

Wim has one....

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oracle-validated RPMs now available outside of ULN

By sergio.leunissen on August 28, 2008 2:10 PM

For those of you who'd like to use the oracle-validated RPM, but don't have access to ULN, here they are: For Enterprise Linux 4 For Enterprise Linux 5...

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Revisiting the oracle-validated RPM

By sergio.leunissen on August 27, 2008 11:02 AM

I'm still not over the fact that all my blog post from the previous incarnation of this blog are gone. It makes me upset just writing about it. Luckily, I was able to use the Wayback Machine to recover...

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