hi guys,

i've installed oracle 11g release 2 64bit under centos 6.0 64bit. during the dependencies of several linux packages like gcc or libaio i've installed the packages with yum install. But the oracle installer has still showed the packages after i refreshed the verification. then i've seen that the oracle installer would like the i386 packages instead the 64bit packages.
So i ignored the several package dialogs and finished sucessfully the installation. Also the database is working fine.
Is this anyway a problem?
I've downloaded the oracle package Linuxx86-64.

>Is this anyway a problem?
It is not a problem, unless & until it becomes a problem.

but the question is, if my installation is correct or should i install the i386 packages? and why does oracle need them in a 64bit version?

>but the question is, if my installation is correct
Oracle is NOT certified on Centos; so your question is moot.

but centos is 100% binary compatible with redhat enterprise linux and i think my question is not specific on centos.

Hi Dear

I too Faces the same problem last one years back, I ignored it and Installed Oracle 11g.
Till now I didn't face any problem and It's working fine.

All the best ..


Regards
Anas