How to install oracle in ubuntu (tested on 9.10 karmic)

Min sys req:
a) SWAP space more than 1GB
b) RAM more than 512MB
c) hard disk space more than 1.5GB

To install do the following:
METHOD1:
1) download the required package from here
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/express-edition/downloads/index.html
2) open terminal
3) type the following commands:

sudo apt-get install libaio1

sudo apt-get install bc

sudo dpkg -i oracle-xe-universal_10.2.0.1-0_i386.deb 

4) Then to configure your database write these commands in terminal:

sudo /etc/init.d/oracle-xe configure 

5) Enjoy....say thnx if u like it...

METHOD2:

1) GO TO SYSTEM>ADMINISTRATION>SOFTWARE SOURCES

2) in the "other software" tab add this:

deb http://oss.oracle.com/debian unstable main non-free

3) then open TERMINAL and write:

 sudo apt-get update

4)If you get a GPG-KEY error type the following in terminal:

wget http://oss.oracle.com/el4/RPM-GPG-KEY-oracle  -O- | apt-key add -  

5) Enjoy....say thnx if u like it...

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rahul300chaudhary400@gmail.com or comment here....   :)