Oracle8i for Linux Starter Kit [With CDROM]

This beautiful book has Oracle8i enterprise version software. Even if you are a novice in Linux you can still install Oracle on top of that with the help of this book with a little attention to detail. I used RedHat 6.2 after I ran into problems with Redhat 7.0. The problem seems to be with Redhat as it was suggesting most of the time to report a bug. I then put in 6.2 and paid more attention to the text in italics in Steve's book ( be careful there). The installation was a breeze and I have now what I had wanted for a long while. Infact I have DB2UDB also (7.1) running in the same machine. I have 256 MB memory. My suggestion is to have another Linux reference as a stand by esp. if you are not very conversant with Linux. RedHat Linux System administrator's Black Book is a good one for suggestion. In my opinion this book is definitely worth buying if you are serious about exploring the possiblilities of Oracle on Linux. Oracle DBAs with Unix background are in good demand and I feel this is the right place to start towards that DBAdom.;-)

This is one of the best 'how-to' books I have ever read. I got Oracle up and running on Mandrake 7.0 with (almost) no problem at all. Step-by-step instructions for configuring Linux accounts and permissions contain very little explanation. Also, could not get TNSLISTENER to start at boot with instructions given, but since author provides fix for non-functioning dbstart script (provided by Oracle installer cd), I really can't complain. You should definitly have other (Linux) references on hand before starting, if you are not a Linux 'expert'.

I gave up on Red Hat and went with SuSE LINUX to get the install done. The install was smooth, but SuSE has preexisting oracle user, oinstall group, and dba group, so I had to fiddle with it a little. (Hey, it worked for me.) I've got the instructions if anybody knows where I can post them. Until then just email me at [email protected] and I'll get them out to you ASAP.This book is certainly basic but is an easy to read, and more importantly understand, work on getting a simple 8i instance and database running on Linux. Now I can start pursuing a DBA OCP at home!

This book is great. After trying in vain to install a download of Oracle 8.1.5 standard edition for linux I bought this book for a help reference. It comes with Oracle 8.1.6 enterprise. I got it installed and configured on Linux Mandrake 7 in about 3 hours. The Oracle instructions were great, but the linux/unix parts provide little explanation. Some knowledge of Linux is expected but I am by no means an expert. I got by with a combination of the Linux Mandrake docs and the Redhat 6.2 administrators study guide.

Who ever tried to install Oracle 8i on Linux knows that this task is like black magic vodoo, not to be attempted by mere mortals. With the help of Steve Bobrowskis book I killed the beast, and in the end all seems easy and very quickly done. The book is clearly written and gives a good base for further work (optimizing Linux kernels and Red Hat systems, program/data partition splittings etc.). There are interesting examples, good exercises and many figures which help to follow the strong logic of the material.Moreover, the book comes together with an Oracle 8i CD with the latest release (8.1.6.0.0 the best one Oracle has ever made). In short: a really great book and a must for everyone who want to dive into Oracle 8i installation/administration ocean!