Ubuntu 8.10
10201_database_linux32.zip

need build-essential

Don't need root: ./runInstaller -ignoresysprereqs

except for the two mid install sudos:

    orainstRoot.sh
    root.sh

May need an LD_LIBRARY_PATH for the <installpath>/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1/lib/

Some notes and the following start/stop script cribbed from:

    http://t-a-w.blogspot.com/2007/11/installing-oracle-10g-enterprise.html

Create 'dba' group(and possibly oracle user if you want to move the install around)

make sure libaio1 is installed.

symlink the following:

/usr/bin/basename ->/bin/basename
/usr/bin/awk ->/bin/awk

Halfway though install it will error out with "undefined ref to 'nnfyboot'" fix mid install via:

Link:
ln -s $ORACLE_HOME/lib/libclient10.a $ORACLE_HOME/lib/libagtsh.a

Run:
$ORACLE_HOME/bin/genagtsh $ORACLE_HOME/lib/libagtsh.so 1.0

(ORACLE_HOME is usualy soemthing like /opt/oracle/product/<version>/db_1/)

###################Begin Scripts##################

#!/bin/bash

ORACLE_HOME=/home/taw/oracle/product/10.2.0/db_1
ORACLE_OWNR=taw

# if the executables do not exist -- display error

if [ ! -f $ORACLE_HOME/bin/dbstart -o ! -d $ORACLE_HOME ]
then
       echo "Oracle startup: cannot start"
       exit 1
fi

# depending on parameter -- startup, shutdown, restart
# of the instance and listener or usage display

case "$1" in
   start)
       # Oracle listener and instance startup
       echo -n "Starting Oracle: "
       su - $ORACLE_OWNR -c "$ORACLE_HOME/bin/lsnrctl start"
       su - $ORACLE_OWNR -c $ORACLE_HOME/bin/dbstart
       touch /var/lock/subsys_oracle
       echo "OK"
       ;;
   stop)
       # Oracle listener and instance shutdown
       echo -n "Shutdown Oracle: "
       su - $ORACLE_OWNR -c "$ORACLE_HOME/bin/lsnrctl stop"
       su - $ORACLE_OWNR -c $ORACLE_HOME/bin/dbshut
       rm -f /var/lock/subsys_oracle
       echo "OK"
       ;;
   reload|restart)
       $0 stop
       $0 start
       ;;
   *)
       echo "Usage: $0 start|stop|restart|reload"
       exit 1
esac
exit 0

####################End Script###################