Question from a Newbie GRID Installer

First, thanks for the help in advance. At home, I've built out a laptop running RHEL 5.2 and E-Business Suite 12.1.1.
Now, I want to play with the Grid. I see that 10.2.0.5 has been released. What is the installation path/plan to get to 10.2.0.5 ??
Do I need to install the base 10.2.0.1 and upgrade ?? OR, can I install 10.2.0.5 directly ?? I'm naive about the supporting Repository for GRID.
Thanks

about the supporting Repository for GRID -> check the certification GC checker Metalink ID 412431.1.
For the installation of 10.2.0.5, you will need to install 10..2.0.1 then upgrade to 10.2.0.5. See release notes for 10.2.0.5. which gives lots of good info.

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