Download the Oracle Database Software Installer

1. As root, create an /app/oracle directory that is owned by the oracle user.

   [oracle@vm ~]$ su
   Password: 
   [root@vm oracle]# mkdir /app
   [root@vm oracle]# chown oracle:oracle /app
   [root@vm oracle]# exit
   exit
   [oracle@vm ~]$ mkdir /app/oracle

2. Navigate your browser to the Oracle Database Software Downloads page:
   http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/enterprise-edition/downloads/index.html
3. Under the "Oracle Database Software Downloads" heading, select Accept License Agreement.
4. Download the Oracle Database 11g Release 2 for your particular system by clicking the File 1 and File 2 links.
5. Copy the files to the /app/oracle directory.