Show Table of Contents
Chapter 36. Installing Oracle9i R2 (9.2.0.6.0) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
In order to install Oracle9i Release 2 (9.2.0.6), the 9.2.0.6 patch set must be applied for the Oracle database server (patch number 3948480) after the Oracle9i Release 2 (9.2.0.4) installation. For more information, see Oracle9i Release Notes Release 2 (9.2.0.4.0) for Linux x86 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Certification Update.
36.1. Installing Oracle9i R2 (9.2.0.4.0) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Before you continue, ensure all the required RPMs are installed, see Checking Packages (RPMs). Also ensure LD_ASSUME_KERNEL is set to 2.4.19 (see Setting Oracle Environments):
$ su - oracle $ echo $LD_ASSUME_KERNEL 2.4.19 $
Now execute
runInstaller:
$ su - oracle $ echo $LD_ASSUME_KERNEL 2.4.19 $ /media/cdrom/runInstaller
- Welcome Screen: Click
- Inventory Location: Click OK
- Unix Group Name: Use "oinstall" and click . When asked to run
/tmp/orainstRoot.sh enter the following into the command line
/tmp/orainstRoot.sh
Then click
- File Locations: Use default values
- Available Products: Select ""
- Installation Types: Select since we only want to install the software for now
- Available Products: Click or add some more components and then click . - Components Locations: Accept the default values and click
- Privileged Operating System Groups: Use the default values:
OSDBA Group = dba, OSOPER Group = dba
- Oracle Managent Server Repository: Use the default choice
- Create database: Select since we first need to patch the Oracle database software
- Summary: Start the Install

Where did the comment section go?
Red Hat's documentation publication system recently went through an upgrade to enable speedier, more mobile-friendly content. We decided to re-evaluate our commenting platform to ensure that it meets your expectations and serves as an optimal feedback mechanism. During this redesign, we invite your input on providing feedback on Red Hat documentation via the discussion platform.