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Hello everyone.... here goes

I am a Oracle beginner(no knowledge)
I am quite good with windows
Very Little or no knowledge with linux
Very Fast Learner ( due to EXcessive free time, and Very Fast internet connection with determination )
An undergraduate(1 more year) student studying Information Technology in university
Am grounded with other disciplines like programming, networking, troubleshooting, maintenance, web design, installations etc.

So i wanna begin with oracle but im left with a choice....what operating system( WINDOWS vs LINUX ) is preferred to learn...please i need informative answers with reasons and specifications.:D:D:D...thanks!!

Germann A · Accepted Answer

Oracle is the same on both Winz and *nix OS, so does not matter which one you pick. I know that you can download (large) free installer for *nix, don't know if you can get it free for Winz.

Learn Winz or *nix? I would say both, many places will use both for different purposes.

Unless you intend to become IT support personnel or do OS development you don't have to go too deep into OS.

Chris C · Answer

I wouldn't limit myself to just Oracle. Or just SQL Server, or just MySQL.

Realize that there is ANSI standards for SQL, and there are the appropriate API calls for each database type, but most don't code in that.

Also, Windows allows you to use ODBC (Open Database Connectivity), which would allow you to not care about what your backend database is defined as. There are also other options when you start looking into the .NET technologies.

Try not to think in limited terms, and realize that things in this field are coming closer together every day. Think of it this way. Apple's OS used to be proprietary and not well documented. Now they're using a *nix flavor and building on top of it, and can therefore run under several different CPU type of environments.

Anonymous · Answer

In the long run if you want to get into database management and server admin work, you will be much better served to learn Linux. However, as others have pointed out, you can learn oracle on both Windows and Linux based operating systems. 

If you want to learn Linux, a great place to start is Ubuntu Linux, because they go out of their way to make it as simple as possible to use, but you still get the power of Linux at your fingertips.

jwong71091 · Answer

Here is some information that you may find helpful for learning how to use Oracle and Linux


You can go to the Oracle website and download the Oracle database

This would allow you to get some hands on experience and practice in using the database

http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/index.html


You can use Google.com to find many free tutorials, ebooks, forums and other information

Oracle tutorial
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=Oracle+tutorial&btnG=Google+Search&rlz=1R2SUNA_enUS363&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=

Linux tutorial
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=Linux+tutorial&btnG=Google+Search&rlz=1R2SUNA_enUS363&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=


The website FunctionX has many free tutorials for learning about Oracle, Excel and Access, C++, Java, Visual Basic, and etc.

http://www.functionx.com/oracle/index.htm


There are many forums for Oracle and etc...you can ask them for any advice and information

Oracle forum
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=Oracle+forum&btnG=Google+Search&rlz=1R2SUNA_enUS363&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=

Linux forum
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=Linux+forum&rlz=1R2SUNA_enUS363&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=


You can go to your local library or store or an online store like Amazon.com to find many books, DVDs, and etc. for learning many things

Oracle
http://www.amazon.com/s/qid=1268317652/ref=sr_st?rs=379376011&page=1&rh=i%3Astripbooks%2Cn%3A%211000%2Cp_28%3AOracle%2Cn%3A5%2Cn%3A549646%2Cn%3A379376011&bbn=379376011&sort=reviewrank_authority


If you want to learn Linux then I would recommend taking a look at Knoppix which can be run off a DVD or CD which would allow you to get some hands on practice and experience in using Linux 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=sr_nr_n_0?rh=i%3Astripbooks%2Cn%3A%211000%2Ck%3AKnoppix%2Cn%3A5%2Cn%3A3756&bbn=5&keywords=Knoppix&ie=UTF8&qid=1268323829&rnid=5


Or you can just download it from their website
http://www.knoppix.net/


YouTube has videos for almost any subject or topic

Oracle SQL
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Oracle+SQL&search_type=&aq=f


Good luck and I hope this will give you a good head start in learning Oracle and Linux!

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