Installing and Removing Oracle Database Instant Client

3 Installing and Removing Oracle Database Instant Client

The Oracle Database Instant Client software is available on Oracle Technology Network website. This chapter describes the following sections:

Download and install Oracle Database Instant Client 18c by completing the following steps:

Download the Instant Client for Mac OS X (Intel) (64-bit) package from the Instant Client Downloads page on Oracle Technology Network at
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/features/instant-client/index-097480.html
Create a directory on your computer, for example, instantclient. Choose a directory to install the Oracle Instant Client and unzip the downloaded zip file in that directory. The unzipped file creates the instantclient_18_1 directory.
Set the NLS_LANG environment variable to the required character set. For example, an NLS_LANG of american_america.utf8 is a valid setting. It is in the following format: [NLS_LANGUAGE]_[NLS_TERRITORY].[NLS_CHARACTERSET].

Refer to "Instant Client Light Requirements" for information about setting the NLS_LANG environment variable to the required character set.

This completes the installation of Oracle Database Instant Client.

To remove the Oracle Database Instant Client software, delete the instantclient_18_1 directory.