Oracle8 Installation Guide for LINUX 2.0.34
Release 8.0.5

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Preface

1 Requirements and Features

Installation Overview
System Installation Requirements
Hardware Requirements
Operating System Software Requirements
Additional Product-Specific Installation Requirements
Disk Space and Memory Requirements
Operating System and Installation-Specific Issues and Restrictions

2 Setting the Environment

LINUX Environment Summary
Tasks to Perform as the root User
Tasks to Perform as the oracle User
Setup Tasks for Individual Oracle Products
Tools and Precompilers

3 Installation Tasks

Starting the Installer
Installer Prompts
Database Creation Prompts
Installing Documentation
How to Install Documentation
Verifying the Installer Session

4 Configuring the Oracle8 System

Tasks to Perform as the root User
Tasks to Perform as the oracle User
Post-Installation for Individual Oracle Products
Accessing Installed Documentation
Oracle Information Navigator
Text Viewers

5 Upgrading and Migrating

Selecting an Upgrade Method
Definitions
Restrictions and Other Considerations
Pre-Upgrade Tasks
Upgrading
Post-Upgrade Tasks

A Using the Oracle Installer

Navigation and Help
Navigation
Navigating in Character Mode
Installer Help System
Creating Database Objects
Installer-Created Database Objects
Default and Repeat Installations
Default Installation Path
Silent Mode (for Repeat Installations)
Upgrades and Patch Set Installations
Patch Sets
Other Installer Functions
Rebuilding the Client Shared Library and Relinking
Removing Products
Building a Staging Area
Troubleshooting
Display Problems
Insufficient Disk Space
Relinking Error Messages
Staging Area Problems
User Errors

B Basic LINUX for Installing Oracle8

Essential LINUX Concepts
Case Sensitivity
Executable Scripts
Wildcard Characters
Symbols
Overview of Basic LINUX Commands
Basic LINUX Commands for Chapter 1, Requirements and Features
Basic LINUX Commands for Chapter 2, Setting the Environment
Basic LINUX Commands for Chapter 3, Installation Tasks
Basic LINUX Commands for Chapter 4, Configuring the Oracle8 System
Basic LINUX Commands for Installing Oracle8
Basic LINUX Syntax and Descriptions

C National Language Support

Supported Sort Sequences
Supported Character Sets
Supported Languages and Territories

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