Setting up the server version is quite involved, yes.
However, I got Oracle Express installed on Ubuntu in about five minutes. It comes with a nice web-interface too, which helps if you aren't an sqlplus expert.
Informix is another one that requires some setup time before you can get into it, although it doesn't have nearly as many options you can change - some might say that's a plus point :-p
However, I got Oracle Express installed on Ubuntu in about five minutes. It comes with a nice web-interface too, which helps if you aren't an sqlplus expert.
Informix is another one that requires some setup time before you can get into it, although it doesn't have nearly as many options you can change - some might say that's a plus point :-p