6.2.2.1 Install Oracle Instant Client from a Zip File

Instructions for installing Oracle Instant Client from a zip file.

1. Create an installation directory for the OML4R client components. For example:

   mkdir oml4rclient_install_dir
   

2. Go to the Oracle Database Instant Client page on the Oracle Technology Network:
3. Select See Instant Client downloads for all platforms. On the Instant Client Downloads page, select the Instant Client for your platform.
4. Accept the license agreement and select the Instant Client Package - Basic RPM for your version of Oracle Database.
5. Save the file in the installation directory that you created in Step 1. For example:

   \oml4rclient_install_dir\instantclient-basic-linux.x64-21.3.0.0.0.zip

6. Unzip the file. The files are extracted into a subdirectory called instantclient_version, where version is your version of Oracle Database. For example:

   unzip instantclient-basic-linux.x64-21.3.0.0.0.zip
   ls
     instantclient_21_3/
     instantclient-basic-linux.x64-21.3.0.0.0.zip

7. Return to the Oracle Database Instant Client page for your platform.
8. Select the Instant Client for your platform.
9. On the Instant Client Downloads page for your platform, accept the license agreement and select Instant Client Package - SDK for your version of Oracle Database.
10. Save the file in the installation directory that you created in Step 1. For example:

    \oml4rclient_install_dir\instantclient-sdk-linux.x64-21.3.0.0.0.zip

11. Unzip the file. The contents are extracted into the instantclient_version subdirectory.

    unzip instantclient-sdk-linux.x64-21.3.0.0.0.zip
    ls
      /instantclient_21_3
      instantclient-basic-linux.x64-21.3.0.0.0.zip
      instantclient-sdk-linux.x64-21.3.0.0.0.zip
    cd instantclinet_21_3
    ls
      /help
      /sdk
      /vc10
      /vc11