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Now that you've managed to get Oracle installed, you'll want to try
and use it. Although it's possible to do everything from your server
PC, it's generally best to user the client-server facilities and use
another machine to access your database.
Naturally Oracle have a large collection of, largely, pretty good
client software, however there's not much for Linux at this time. The
main useful piece of software, Oracle Enterprise Manager, usually
comes with Oracle.
But most of the best software comes from other places...
- Tool for Oracle Application Development (T.O.A.D.). This used to
be free but is now owned by
Quest Software. You can download a free version (if you're
prepared to do it every couple of months) or you can pay for it. When
I'm using Oracle on a daily basis, this is the program I choose if I
have to use a Windows desktop. It's not as polished as some, but it
does just about everything you need.
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TOra. This is
the closest you'll find to a TOAD for Linux. In fact, in some ways
it's better than TOAD! The Linux version is free, but you can also buy
a Windows version.
- SQLNavigator. Also by
Quest Software. I've not really used it but it's been highly
recommended by all who have.
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OraSoft. These guys
produce applications for Oracle that actually run on Linux. I've not
used them in anger, but they look good.
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Orac. Another
that I've not used much, but has been described as a nice,
configurable DBA-tool by a number of people.
I seem to get most of my Oracle information from colleagues and
books. I'm not able to give away my colleagues, but the books I
recommend are as follows:
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Oracle Essentials, Rick Greenwald, R. Stackowiak, Jonathan Stern,
O'Reilly and Associates, ISBN 1-56592-708-7.
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Oracle 8i: The Complete Reference,
Kevin Loney
and George Koch, Oracle Press, ISBN 0-07212-364-8.
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Oracle Performance Tuning, Mark Gurry and Peter Corrigan, O'Reilly
and Associates, ISBN 1-56592-237-9.
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Oracle Design, Dave Ensor and Ian Stevenson, O'Reilly and
Associates, ISBN 1-56592-268-9.
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PL/SQL Programming, Steven Feuerstein, O'Reilly and Associates,
ISBN 1-56592-335-9.
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PL/SQL Built-in Packages, Steven Feuerstein, O'Reilly and
Associates, ISBN 1-56592-375-8.
You'll find some more book recommendations and reviews on my
web site.
There's a lot of useful stuff on the web.
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Oracle Technet. This is
Oracle's public and free support website. Lot's of very useful
information there.
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Oracle Metalink. Oracle's private (you need a support
contract) support website. Only slightly more useful than Technet!
- If this HOWTO hasn't worked for you, there are a couple of
other's that you might like to try:
Jesus M. Salvo, Jr.'s and
Tom Bissett's
slightly dated guide. Or there's a
bulletin board on my website if you still need
to ask questions.
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OraFaq. A site full of
questions and answers regarding Oracle on all platforms.
- Oracle Linux mailing list (Send a mail to
ListGuru@fatcity.com with
the words 'SUBSCRIBE ORACLE-LINUX-L' in the body.
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