It seems your PATH setting is wrong, please include ORACLE_HOME/bin in your PATH.
hth Madhu Sunkara
Thank you very much.., have realized what the error is up to. The oracle path wasnt set properly. So had to copy the dependent progs to the /home/oracle directory. Now that the required things are in place, the installation went smoothly.
Any ways thank you guys for a quick response...,
Regards,
Sudheer Alladi.