Steps to Install Oracle10g Developer Suit in Linux(Fedora 10)

1. Download Oracle Developer Suite10g for Linux.

This includes the full distribution of Oracle Developer Suite 10g
- Oracle Forms Developer
- Oracle Reports Developer
- Oracle JDeveloper

File Segments
as_linux_x86_ids_101202_disk1.cpio (620,520,448 bytes) (cksum - 3772729309)
as_linux_x86_ids_101202_disk2.cpio (176,651,776 bytes) (cksum - 1501472911)


2. Create user in which you wish to install Developement suit.

# useradd oradev
# passwd oradev
Changing password for user oradev
New UNIX password:
Retype new UNIX password:
passwd: all authentication
tokens updated successfully


4. Install Location

Suppose you're installing it in /home/oradev directory, copy the cpio files to these location.
Extract each uncompressed downloadable using "cpio" as root user.

# cat as_linux_x86_ids_101202_disk1.cpio | cpio -icd
# cat as_linux_x86_ids_101202_disk2.cpio | cpio -icd


8. runInstaller

1. Log in as oradev and runInstaller

# cd Disk1
# ./runInstaller

If you are asked to run any scripts while installation to change permissions and create directories, please run that script. Another error you might get during installation is relink error. Please run this script if you get any relink error.

/home/oradev/OraHome_1/bin/OracleAS_Relink_Patch.sh


Post Installation.

Set the following environment variables.

export ORACLE_HOME=/home/oradev/OraHome_1

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/home/oradev/OraHome_1/lib:/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.6.0-openjdk-1.6.0.0/jre/lib/i386/server:/home/oradev/OraHome_1/jdk/jre/lib/i386/native_threads:/home/oradev/OraHome_1/jdk/jre/lib/i386/client:/home/oradev/OraHome_1/jre/1.4.2/lib/i386/client:/home/oradev/OraHome_1/jre/1.4.2/lib/i386/server

export MALLOC_CHECK_=0


The installation of Developer Suite 10g was successful. You can access it using the following scripts.

Form Builder:
$ORACLE_HOME/bin/frmbld.sh

Report Builder:
$ORACLE_HOME/bin/rwbuilder.sh

Start OC4J:
$ORACLE_HOME/j2ee/DevSuite/startinst.sh

Stop OC4J:
$ORACLE_HOME/j2ee/DevSuite/stopinst.sh