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Sometimes, especially if you have switched from some another GNU/Linux distribution to Debian GNU/Linux, your will have one major problem: you are missing some software available in your previous distribution. That is were Debian unofficial repositories can help you.

In this post I want to describe the most popular unofficial repositories with set of useful packages for my favorite Linux distribution - Debian .

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Few days ago Oracle Database Express Edition has been released.

Oracle Database 10g Express Edition (Oracle Database XE) is an entry-level, small-footprint database based on the Oracle Database 10g Release 2 code base that’s free to develop, deploy, and distribute; fast to download; and simple to administer. Oracle Database XE is a great starter database for:

• Developers working on PHP, Java, .NET, and Open Source applications
• DBAs who need a free, starter database for training and deployment
• Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and hardware vendors who want a starter database to distribute free of charge
• Educational institutions and students who need a free database for their curriculum

I have spent some time for installing it on Debian Sarge because it has only Debian Unstable support and many people does not know, that required lib (libaio) can be installed to Sarge. Now, I will describe step-by-step howto about installing Oracle XE on Debian Sarge.

First of all, you do not need to download Oracle XE installation package for Debian from Oracle Express Download Page. You do not need to do it because Oracle has its own debian repository for automated installations.

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