Production Oracle systems should run on certified platforms. Follow the metalink note 223718.1to find certified platforms. If you don't have metalink access, take a look at -the Oracle on Linux FAQ: Which Linux Distributions Are Directly Supported By -Oracle?. In summary, free and inexpensive Linux distributions -are not certified.
If you don't have an account at OTN get one: you can -download the Oracle software from the Oracle Downloads page. It is also get the CDs -shipped to you for a nominal fee from the Oracle Store.
Each Oracle release comes with extensive and usually quite +the Oracle on Linux FAQ: Which Linux +Distributions Are Directly Supported By Oracle?. In summary, +free and inexpensive Linux distributions are not certified.
If you don't have an account at OTN get one: you can +download the Oracle software from the Oracle Downloads page.
Each Oracle release comes with extensive and usually quite well-written documentation. Your first step should be to thoroughly read the release notes for your operating system and your Oracle version. Find the docs here:
It is generally useful to run a particular Oracle version with its latest patchset. At the time of writing these were 8.1.7.4 and 9.2.0.5, both of which are considered to be very stable.
To be able to download a patchset, you need a (to-pay-for) @@ -940,7 +939,7 @@ -
For more information on Oracle, please consult the documentation.
+For more information on Oracle, please consult the documentation.