Install ibm_db on Ubuntu
Ok so this one was a bit tricky. I needed to access remote DB2 databases using Python. I found ibm_db (page here) and followed the instructions. First you need to set up DB2 drivers : you can get it here (Data Server Driver Package, NOT the ODBC) or here here (I used this one). You [...]
Install Oracle on CentOS 6
I followed the quick installation guide Oracle provides so that’s more like an even quicker installation guide. To start, we need to install the necessary packages : [root@oracletest database]# yum install binutils compat-libstdc++* elfutils* gcc gcc-c++ glibc* compat-glibc* ksh libaio* libstdc++* make sysstat unixODBC unixODBC-devel We now need to create the users and groups : [...]
Install CentOS 6 using the remote Net Install
Instead of downloading the 4.x go for the DVD iso, you could download the Net Install (about 216mo) and let it retrieves what it needs to install. You can download the iso there http://www.centos.org/modules/tinycontent/index.php?id=30 in the 6 or 6.0 directory. Once you load it on your server or VM, you will have to choose the [...]