Last Minute Changes

1. The Oracle installation program (versions 8.1.7, 8.1.6, and possibly others) does not work properly with glibc 2.2 and above. The problem is that it is linking object files compiled against different glibc (binary compatibility is ensured only for linked executables and shared libraries through symbol versioning). You may work around this by installing the Red Hat Linux 6.2 compatibility packages (compat-egcs, compat-glibc and compat-libs) and issuing the following commands before running the Oracle installation program:

   export LD_ASSUME_KERNEL=2.2.5 . /usr/i386-glibc21-linux/bin/i386-glibc21-linux-env.sh

   The second line exports environment variables which will cause gcc and ld to look for glibc 2.1.3 compatibility headers and libraries.

2. Reminder regarding NFS, FTP, or HTTP installations — Because the Red Hat Linux 7.1 installation program is capable of installing Red Hat Linux from multiple CD-ROMs, if you intend to support NFS, FTP, or HTTP installations it is no longer possible to simply mount a single Red Hat Linux CD-ROM, and install from it.

   Instead, you must copy the RedHat directory from each CD-ROM comprising Red Hat Linux 7.1 onto a disk drive:

   Insert CD 1 mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom cp -var /mnt/cdrom/RedHat /location/of/disk/space umount /mnt/cdrom Insert CD 2 mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom cp -var /mnt/cdrom/RedHat /location/of/disk/space umount /mnt/cdrom

   You must then make /location/of/disk/space accessible to the installation program (for example, exporting it for NFS installations):

   Export /location/of/disk/space