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Run Toad Freeware on Linux!

Jan 7

Written by: Bert
Wednesday, January 07, 2009 7:48 AM  RssIcon

I’ve got Toad Freeware installed and running on my Ubuntu 8.10 Linux machine – and so far, not a single problem has yet occurred (knock on wood).
 
Here are the basic steps that I had to perform in order to “Make it so” (as Star Trek Next Generation’s Captain Piccard would say):
  1. Install Ubuntu with Wine – make sure that the Wine version is latest and greatest
     
  2. Install WineTricks to improve Wine reliability ( http://wiki.winehq.org/winetricks )
    1. wget http://www.kegel.com/wine/winetricks

    2. sh winetricks corefonts vcrun6 

  3. Install Toad for Oracle freeware (http://www.toadsoft.com/lic_agree.html )
    1. Download both freeware files: toad_free.zip and freeware_update.zip
    2. Unzip toadfree.zip file into a temporary directory (e.g. /home/user/temp)
    3. Open a Linux command window and cd to that temporary directory
    4. Wine toad freeware install.exe (remember to use \ before spaces)
    5. Unzip freeware_update.zip file into /home/user/.wine/c_drive/Program Files/Quest Software/Toad for Oracle FREEWARE
       
  4. Install Oracle 10g (not 11g) Client 32-bit for Windows
    1. Download Oracle 10g 32-bit client file: 10201_cleint_win32.zip
    2. unzip 10201_cleint_win32.zip file into a temporary directory
    3. open a command window and cd to that temporary directory
    4. cd again into the client directory and wine setup.exe
    5. Make sure to set Oracle Installer’s Oracle Home directory to a Wine subdirectory such as /home/user/.wine/c_drive/oracle/product/10g/client
    6. Optional Step: copy and/or create a tnsnames.ora file in that directory
       
  5. Run Toad via the Linux Application Main Menu -> Wine -> Programs -> Quest Software -> Toad for Oracle Freeware

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2 comment(s) so far...


Re: Run Toad Freeware on Linux!

Hello Bert, What specific reason(s) is (are) there to not use the 11g client? Thanks. -Elio

By ElioMartinho on   Friday, January 09, 2009 6:08 AM

Re: Run Toad Freeware on Linux!

The freeware code base was created long before 11g and does not work with it. This is planned to be fixed sometime this year as part of the Toad 10 dev cycle - we'll update the freeware code base.

By bscalzo on   Monday, January 12, 2009 5:35 AM
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