[ubuntu-uk] Oracle 11g Trouble

[Simon Redmond]

On Tue, 2011-07-19 at 15:00 +0100, Dave Hanson wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 10:58 AM, Simon Redmond <simon at sibass.co.uk>
> wrote:
>         
>         On Fri, 2011-07-15 at 12:14 +0100, Dave Hanson wrote:
>         > I will pay one million pounds if someone can help me with
>         this please!
>         > (well, maybe just a thank you).
>         >
>         >
>         > I'm trying to install Oracle 11g R2 on Ubuntu Server 11.04,
>         I have
>         > installed (I think) all of the pre-requisites and have
>         downloaded the
>         > install files from the oracle site, when I come to run the
>         installer I
>         > get:
>         >
>         >
>         > oracle at ubuntu:~$ sudo mount -t iso9660 -o
>         > loop,norock /dev/cdrom /media
>         > oracle at ubuntu:~$ /media/runInstaller
>         > /media/install/.oui: 2: Syntax error: ")" unexpected
>         >
>         >
>         > I have no idea what that error means? I ran "dmesg | tail"
>         but nothing
>         > in there? has anyone else tried to do this and found a work
>         around?
>         >
>         >
>         > [The guide I'm
>         > following:
>         http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=2223719&tstart=0]
>         >
>         >
>         > Best Regards,
>         >
>         >
>         > Dave Hanson
>         >
>         
>         
>         Is this for a multi user type scenario (ie work) or is just an
>         install
>         for you to mess around with?
>         
>         I tried and tried to get an Oracle install up and running in
>         Ubuntu and
>         gave up in the end.  I briefly managed to get it running in
>         CENTOS but
>         then I found
>         
>         http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/enterprise-edition/databaseappdev-vm-161299.html
>         
>         which is a virtualbox appliance with 11gR2 pre installed and
>         configured
>         which what I'm using now for messing around with
>         
>         
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> 
> 
> Thanks guys,
> 
> 
> Steve - mine starts with #! /bin/sh, which from some 'googling' tells
> me it's a bourne shell, the Ubuntu variant is bash. So does that mean
> it cannot be ran on Ubuntu or is it possible to use a different shell?
> 
> 
> Simon - It is for now a 'messing' about project but I would like an
> 'always on' stable version if possible, I was quite keen to have it
> running on Ubuntu server but for now I'll have a look at that VM until
> I find a solution.
> 
> 
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> 
> Dave Hanson
> 

I have the VM running all the time on a spare box running 10.04, and
if you install the Oracle client on a laptop/desktop machine you should
be able to access as if it were a standalone server

Simon