We have always patched into a new ORACLE_HOME. We would install the existing version and patch it then apply the new upgrade or patch to this. There is no way we can afford to mess up our existing home. We do no upgrade all out existing databases at one time so we need both the existing and the new environment till we get done upgrading. As far as I am concerned this is how upgrades should have always been done. It is about time Oracle takes this approach. ________________________________ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tim Hall Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 12:08 PM To: usn@xxxxxxxxx Cc: Oracle-L Freelists Subject: Re: 11.2.0.2 for Linux is out Complete installation now, not just changed files. Read the patch notes first. You don't need all the zip files. Also, out-of-place patching (new ORACLE_HOME) is now the recommended approach. Cheers Tim... On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 4:46 PM, Martin Klier <usn@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:usn@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote: Hi list, Database and infrastructure 11.2.0.2 is available for Linux x86 and x86_64. Its patch set 10098816. Wow, that many files... Regards Martin Klier -- Usn's IT Blog for Linux, Oracle, Asterisk http://www.usn-it.de -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l