During the installation of Oracle Database version 10.2.0.1, sometimes the link error "ins_ctx.mk" is encountered. This error is usually related to missing MySQL-related library files or configuration. In this article, we will detail how to resolve this issue and successfully install Oracle 10.2.0.1.
The key to solving this problem is to correctly install and configure MySQL-related library files. Here's a step-by-step guide:
Step 1: Install the MySQL development library files.
On Linux X systems, you first need to install the MySQL development library files. It can be installed using the following command:
sudo apt-get install libmysqlclient-dev
This will install the MySQL development library files and their dependencies.
Step 2: Set environment variables
Before proceeding with the Oracle installation, you need to set some environment variables so that the MySQL library files can be found correctly. Open a terminal and add the following content to the ~/.bashrcor ~/.bash_profilefile, choose one of them based on your system environment:
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/mysql:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
export ORACLE_HOME=/path/to/oracle
export PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/bin:$PATH
Make sure to /path/to/oraclereplace with your Oracle installation path.
After saving and closing the file, run the following command to enable the environment variables:
source ~/.bashrc
or
source ~/.bash_profile
Step 3: Rerun