Can I install Oracle client on Mac os X version 10.4.6?

Question

Hello,
My os version:
ProductName: Mac OS X
ProductVersion: 10.4.6
BuildVersion: 8I127
The processor information is "Dual 800 MHz PowerPC G4 2MB L3 cache per processor"
Memory 1 GB SDRAM
120 gig hard drive
I would like to install the Oracle client software so i can run sql*Plus. I'm looking at the quick install guide and it says that "Only Mac OS X Server is supported." and it also says "The operating system version must be Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.6"
Why would Oracle only create an Oracle client that runs on a mac server? Is this information correct? or can I go ahead and install the client on my machine?
Thank you,
David

Answer 1

No luck for me. :( Even gave total access to the directory and files. But the location of the lib file is not any directory on my machine.
Thanks for any help you can provide.
Eric
<pre>
/usr/ora_instant_client $ll
total 86100
0 drwxr-xr-x 12 root wheel 408B Jul 7 22:22:46 2007 ../
0 drwxrwxrwx 14 root wheel 476B Jul 7 22:47:30 2007 ./
16 -rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 15K Jul 7 22:48:25 2007 sqlplus*
1368 -rw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 1M Jul 7 22:48:25 2007 ojdbc14.jar
728 -rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 727K Jul 7 22:48:25 2007 libsqlplus.dylib*
92 -rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 90K Jul 7 22:48:25 2007 libocijdbc10.dylib*
64612 -rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 63M Jul 7 22:48:25 2007 libociei.dylib*
1800 -rw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 1M Jul 7 22:48:25 2007 libocci.dylib.10.1
1484 -rw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 1M Jul 7 22:48:25 2007 libnnz10.dylib
14544 -rwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 14M Jul 7 22:48:25 2007 libclntsh.dylib.10.1*
0 drwxrwxrwx 3 root wheel 102B Jul 7 22:48:25 2007 instantclient10_1/
4 -rw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 1K Jul 7 22:48:25 2007 glogin.sql
1428 -rw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 1M Jul 7 22:48:25 2007 classes12.jar
24 -rw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 20K Jul 7 22:48:25 2007 README_IC.htm
/usr/ora_instant_client $sqlplus
dyld: Library not loaded: /b/729/sqlplus/lib/libsqlplus.dylib
Referenced from: /usr/ora_instant_client/sqlplus
Reason: image not found
Trace/BPT trap
/usr/ora_instant_client $export
DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/ora_instant_client/instantclient10_1
HOME=/Users/xxx
LOGNAME=xxx
PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/ora_instant_client
PS1='$PWD $'
PWD=/usr/ora_instant_client
SHELL=/bin/ksh
TERM=ansi
TERM_PROGRAM=iTerm.app
TNS_ADMIN=/usr/ora_instant_client/instantclient10_1
</pre>