I can't install libdbd-oracle-perl on a Debian Squeeze 2.6.32-5-686

[Damyan Ivanov]

-=| philippe robert, Mon, May 30, 2011 at 05:10:38PM +0200 |=-
> Dear Maintainers,
> 
> I am trying to install the package libdbd-oracle-perl.
> 
> with either apt-get install or dpkg -i, I get the following issue:
> 
> The following packages have unmet dependencies:
> libdbd-oracle-perl : Depends: oracle-instantclient11.2-basic but it
> is not installable

As designed.

> Is there any way to install this module the debian package way?

The only way is to download oracle-instantclient11.2-basic RPM mackage 
from Oracle (possibly after agreeing to some license) and convert it 
to .deb via alien.

Quoting from README.Debian:
 To install this package, you need to install the Oracle Instant 
 Client. This can be downloaded free of cost (but registration 
 required) from Oracle:

 <http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/tech/oci/instantclient/index.html>

 and get the RPM package for your respective architecture:

 - Basic (oracle-instantclient11.2-basic-*.rpm)

 Convert it to Debian package using Alien:

 $ fakeroot alien oracle-instantclient11.2-basic-*.rpm

 Install it as root:

 $ dpkg -i oracle-instantclient11.2-basic-*.rpm

 and then you are ready to install this package.

(Hm, I guess the last command line has a typo: s/rpm/deb)

Good luck, and I hope you consider using a database that is free 
software :)
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