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some more advice for linux newbie....???
Aloone_Jonez:
What do you think of compiling software from source?
I think it's ok for small programs but for large programs it's a pain, especially when you need more that one library that needs to be compiled separately.
Calum:
i think that sometimes it's necessary, like often for mplayer, but usually there's a package (rpm, slackpack) or whatever of the thing you want. even if there's not i think it's a good idea to use checkinstall to make the program install through your package manager even if you are installing from source. but i do think installing from source should be a last ditch thing for people who do not want to spend their lives installing from source as and when updates come out.
But if your system doesn't have a lot of stuff installed on it, and you want to optimise it then there's nothing stopping you from installing everything from source. there are a whole little community of peopl;e doing just that, their "distro" is called "linux from scratch" and it just means they compiled everything from scratch themselves. i often wanted to try it out but never had the time or diskspace, yet.
mathewjn:
Thanks for all the information. Was able to unpackage the file using the 'run' utility that came installed with my version of Red Hat(shrike)
Up until now things are going smoothly. Just downloaded a patch (patch-2.6-11) and running through the process of installing this. Seems that several versions of my packages are below the requirement for installation of Oracle's 10G database. So I trying to get to a point where I am able to run the Oracle Install.
Still have not configured the Windows networking problem. I can ping other machines on the network from the linux installed PC - can also ping the Linux PC from my Windows based PC - but cannot physically see the Linux installed PC on the network. Weird...huh.....but I can access the internet from the linux PC. So while the network connection is working there is something incomplete configured with the windows networking.
WMD:
--- Quote ---Just downloaded a patch (patch-2.6-11) and running through the process of installing this.
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You can't do that. Don't try.
--- Quote ---Seems that several versions of my packages are below the requirement for installation of Oracle's 10G database.
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I can't say if Red Hat 9 runs Oracle. Red Hat Enterprise does (along with its free clones, White Box and CentOS). Perhaps someone else here knows more for sure.
--- Quote ---I can ping other machines on the network from the linux installed PC - can also ping the Linux PC from my Windows based PC - but cannot physically see the Linux installed PC on the network.
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I think Red Hat has a utility in System Settings > Servers that lets you set up Windows Networking. Otherwise, look through /etc/samba/smb.conf (more difficult).
Orethrius:
--- Quote ---I ... can ping the Linux PC from my Windows based PC - but cannot physically see the Linux installed PC on the network.
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Kinda reminds me of the guy who can't find his server. He can ping it, access it just fine - he just doesn't know where in hell and his apartment he put the damn thing. :D
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