Upgrading 10g Express db

In Oracle documentation I found instructions to upgrade the Express db version to 10.2.0.3.
Is it possible to upgrade to 10.2.0.5 ?
Can I use the same instructions?
Tks
Tullio

Which document?
Afaik, XE is not upgradeable (that's one of the conditions of the edition).
There is an "Upgrade" guide, but I think the wording is a bit confusing... Well, at least it involves a change of edition AND upgrade, hmm.
Scroll down to the end of this forum category to find the XE specific forum.
Use the search to find previous discussions about upgrading (I assume there are at least a few).
Oracle Database Express Edition (XE)
Edited by: orafad on Dec 11, 2010 10:15 PM

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1. can we create more than one database in oracle 10g express edition?
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