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

[philippe robert]

On 05/30/2011 06:52 PM, Damyan Ivanov wrote:
> -=| 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.
Done ;)
> (Hm, I guess the last command line has a typo: s/rpm/deb)

Right
> Good luck, and I hope you consider using a database that is free
> software :)
Well, if I ever had the choice, I would right away throw this Oracle 
stuff away and move to MySQL or PostgreSQL;
But the fact is, I prefer running Oracle on CentOS and Oracle-client 
stuff on Debian than the whole crap on Windows-server :/

Anyway, Thank you so much for your quick answer and your help;

Best Regards;

Philippe