I would say go with RHEL for $99:
https://www.redhat.com/apps/store/developers/

It comes with a real RHEL subscription so there's no munging around with
CentOS.

On 09/24/2009 03:45 PM, Stephen wrote:
> I have never done it. But i would suggest Centos based on the
> following link from oracle
> http://www.oracle.com/technology/pub/articles/smiley_10gdb_install.html
> 
> unless he has any of the paid stuff that oracle "lists"
> 
> and http://www.oracle-base.com/articles/10g/OracleDB10gR2RACInstallationOnCentos4UsingVMware.php
> adds some handy info, but it is set up to install on Centos4 in a VM,
> skip the VM and you should be fine.
> 
> 
> On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 1:38 PM, Dazed_75 <lthielster@gmail.com> wrote:
>> We have someone coming Saturday to install Linux and Oracle 10g on his
>> laptop in order to explore and learn about using Oracle.  He has 40GB of the
>> drive set aside for this (windows on the other 40 GB).   I know nothing
>> about Oracle so it would help to have someone come who could give advice,
>> handle the Oracle install, and chat with him about his goals.
>>
>> --
>> Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry
>>
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>> that I wish it always to be kept alive.
>>  - Thomas Jefferson
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