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<H2><A NAME="s6">6. Final Words</A></H2>
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<H2><A NAME="ss6.1">6.1 Useful Software</A>
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<P>Now that you've managed to get Oracle installed, you'll want to try
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and use it. Although it's possible to do everything from your server
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PC, it's generally best to user the client-server facilities and use
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another machine to access your database.
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<P>Naturally Oracle have a large collection of, largely, pretty good
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client software, however there's not much for Linux at this time. The
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main useful piece of software, Oracle Enterprise Manager, usually
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comes with Oracle.
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<P>But most of the best software comes from other places...
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<LI>Tool for Oracle Application Development (T.O.A.D.). This used to
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be free but is now owned by
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<A HREF="http://www.quest.com">Quest Software</A>. You can download a free version (if you're
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prepared to do it every couple of months) or you can pay for it. When
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I'm using Oracle on a daily basis, this is the program I choose if I
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have to use a Windows desktop. It's not as polished as some, but it
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does just about everything you need.
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<LI>
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<A HREF="http://www.globecom.se/tora/">TOra</A>. This is
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the closest you'll find to a TOAD for Linux. In fact, in some ways
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it's better than TOAD! The Linux version is free, but you can also buy
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a Windows version.
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<LI>SQLNavigator. Also by
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<A HREF="http://www.quest.com">Quest Software</A>. I've not really used it but it's been highly
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recommended by all who have.
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<A HREF="http://www.orasoft.com">OraSoft</A>. These guys
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produce applications for Oracle that actually run on Linux. I've not
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used them in anger, but they look good.
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<A HREF="http://www.tux.org/orac-dba/">Orac</A>. Another
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that I've not used much, but has been described as a nice,
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configurable DBA-tool by a number of people.
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</LI>
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</UL>
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<H2><A NAME="ss6.2">6.2 Useful Books</A>
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<P>I seem to get most of my Oracle information from colleagues and
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books. I'm not able to give away my colleagues, but the books I
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recommend are as follows:
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<A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1565927087/zx81orguk00">Oracle Essentials,</A> Rick Greenwald, R. Stackowiak, Jonathan Stern,
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O'Reilly and Associates, ISBN 1-56592-708-7.
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<A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0072123648/zx81orguk00">Oracle 8i: The Complete Reference,</A>
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Kevin Loney
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and George Koch, Oracle Press, ISBN 0-07212-364-8.
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<A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1565922379/zx81orguk00">Oracle Performance Tuning,</A> Mark Gurry and Peter Corrigan, O'Reilly
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and Associates, ISBN 1-56592-237-9.
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<A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1565922689/zx81orguk00">Oracle Design,</A> Dave Ensor and Ian Stevenson, O'Reilly and
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Associates, ISBN 1-56592-268-9.
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<A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1565923359/zx81orguk00">PL/SQL Programming,</A> Steven Feuerstein, O'Reilly and Associates,
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ISBN 1-56592-335-9.
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<A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1565923758/zx81orguk00">PL/SQL Built-in Packages,</A> Steven Feuerstein, O'Reilly and
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Associates, ISBN 1-56592-375-8.
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</UL>
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<P>You'll find some more book recommendations and reviews on my
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<A HREF="http://www.zx81.org.uk/computing/opinion/">web site</A>.
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<P>
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<H2><A NAME="ss6.3">6.3 Useful Internet resources</A>
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</H2>
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<P>There's a lot of useful stuff on the web.
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<A HREF="http://otn.oracle.com">Oracle Technet</A>. This is
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Oracle's public and free support website. Lot's of very useful
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information there.
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</LI>
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<LI>
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<A HREF="http://support.oracle.com">Oracle Metalink</A>. Oracle's private (you need a support
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contract) support website. Only slightly more useful than Technet!
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</LI>
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<LI>If this HOWTO hasn't worked for you, there are a couple of
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other's that you might like to try:
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<A HREF="http://homepages.tig.com.au/~jmsalvo/linux/oracle8i.html">Jesus M. Salvo, Jr.'s</A> and
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<A HREF="http://jordan.fortwayne.com/oracle/">Tom Bissett's</A>
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slightly dated guide. Or there's a
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<A HREF="http://cgi.zx81.org.uk/phpBB2/">bulletin board</A> on my website if you still need
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to ask questions.
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<LI>
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<A HREF="http://www.orafaq.org">OraFaq</A>. A site full of
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questions and answers regarding Oracle on all platforms.
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</LI>
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<LI>Oracle Linux mailing list (Send a mail to
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<A HREF="mailto:ListGuru@fatcity.com">ListGuru@fatcity.com</A> with
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the words 'SUBSCRIBE ORACLE-LINUX-L' in the body.
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