Oracle 8.1.7 on Red Hat Linux 7.2

Note

There are some instructions on installing Oracle 9i EE at http://www.puschitz.com/InstallingOracle9i.html written by Werner Puschitz.

Prerequisites

You need to have a version of JDK 1.1.8 installed. I used the one from Blackdown.org.

Installation Steps

1. Install the compat-glibc RPM from Red Hat.
2. Type . /usr/i386-glib21-linux/bin/i386-glibc21-linux-env.sh
3. Type export LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.2.5
4. Run the installer (called runInstaller in the Oracle install directory).

Cautionary Note

An error may occur towards the end of the install on ${ORACLE_HOME}/ctx/lib/ins_ctx.mk, to fix this I did the following;

1. Start a new shell
2. Type cd ${ORACLE_HOME}/ctx/lib
3. Type vi ins_ctx.mk
4. Insert a line at the top of the makefile which sets the ORACLE_HOME to the correct value. (Or set the ORACLE_HOME environment variable to the correct value).
5. Save the file and close vi
6. Type make -f ins_ctx.mk

Once the make is complete tell the Oracle install procedure to ignore the error.