Oracle on *nix - Are you fibbing?

I wanted to install the enterprise version on my Ubuntu/Debian machine so I could get work done at home. I read the doc and, sure it listed a small set of supported *nix OS's:
Asianux 3.0
Oracle Enterprise Linux 4/Oracle VM
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5/Oracle VM
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4/Oracle VM
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5/Oracle VM
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
but, what the heck I figured. Sure enough the install failed and I installed xe. Here's the the thing though: we run 10g on Solaris/SunOS at work and its not on the list.
I suppose if you're a multi-billion dollar Fortune 50 company Larry'll bend the rules. : )

but, what the heck I figured. Sure enough the install
failed and I installed xe. Here's the the thing
though: we run 10g on Solaris/SunOS at work and
its not on the list.This is one of the more confusing posts I have seen in a long time.
1) The original list you posted was of Certified Linux distros (which are all variants of the one Linux operating system). That list is the set of distros for which Oracle is willing to provide commercial support (and even then with restrictions), simply because the amount of time testing and troubleshooting becomes prohibitive when people can freely play with core libraries.
It is possible to install EE on a distro not on the list. With any install (ORacle or otherwise) you need to meet the prerequisites. Since Oracle does not provide a apt/deb/rpm for their commercial products, you need to meet those prerequisites manually. That tis a fairly easy task for someone who understands the workings of the Linux OS.
2) By the title, you seem to imply that you looked at the complete list of Linux distros and Unix OSs. Yet you quote only Linux distros. Strange.
There are many people who would be upset seeing Solaris/SunOS (or HPUX or AIX) on the Linux list. If you want to see SOlaris, look at the complete list. The installation manuals are written by operating system and looking at the 'install manual' list at http://www.oracle.com/pls/db102/portal.portal_db?selected=11 might help
3) XE is an unsupported edition of the 10gR2 database. It uses special .deb and .rpm install files rather than the standard Oracle Universal Installer. So the edition is unsupported and available on uncertified distros - implication is YOYO once installed.
If you really want to install EE on Ubuntu, follow some of the excellent guidelines found on the net (hint - use Google search for 'oracle on ubuntu', other engines should also work.) Just realize your environment will not be supported by Oracle, and updates and patches could easily break the enviroment.

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