Oracle 9i Database installation on redhat 8 i386 or sol 9 i386

[rbmurali]

which version of oracle 9i Database is available to install on Redhat 9 i386 or solaris 9 on i386 machine? Is it available from net free of cost. I am new to oracle, please help.

[davey23uk]

neither os is supported on any version of 9i.

However you can install it on Redhat 9 and it works, google for how to set it up. You can download it for free from http://otn.oracle.com ONLY if it is for educational purposes and you are not using it to store anything for commercial or personal use

[xiaomao]

Yes, you can install Oracle 9i on RedHat Linux 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8.0, 9, Red Hat Advanced Server 2.1, and on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server 3 (RHEL AS 3) even they are not certificated. Below is a good website to address most of Oracle installation problems on Linux.

http://www.puschitz.com/InstallingOracle9i.shtml