Before You Begin

This 15-minute tutorial shows you how to install Oracle Database Examples.

Background

Oracle Database Examples include a variety of examples and product demonstrations that you can use to learn about the products, options, and features of Oracle Database.

What Do You Need?

• You should have completed the following tutorial:

  Enable a Read-Only Oracle Home and Create a Database

• A Linux machine with version 6 or later of Oracle Linux or Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
• RAM: At least 8 GB
• Disk space: At least 1.1 GB
• At least 1024 x 768 display resolution
• Access to Oracle Database Examples Installation Guide
• Access to Oracle Technology Network
• Access to Oracle Software Delivery Cloud Portal

Install Oracle Database Examples

You must download and install Oracle Database Examples in an existing Oracle home to view the product demonstrations..

1. Download Oracle Database Examples (LINUX.X64_180000_examples.zip) to the same Oracle home directory as Oracle Database 18c.

   Note: Oracle Database and Oracle Database Examples must be of the same release.

2. Log in to your computer as the Oracle software owner user (oracle).
3. Set the ORACLE_HOME environment variable:

export ORACLE_HOME=/u01/app/oracle/product/18.0.0/dbhome_1

4. Navigate to the Oracle home directory and extract the contents of the zip file:

cd $ORACLE_HOME
unzip LINUX.X64_180000_examples.zip

5. Navigate to the examples directory:

cd examples

6. Run the following command to start Oracle Universal Installer:

   $ ./runInstaller

7. On the Specify Installation Location screen, select the directory for Oracle base, which is /u01/app/oracle and click Next.
   • Oracle Base: The Oracle base directory contains all Oracle software and configuration-related files installed by the installation owner.
   • Software Location: The software location is the Oracle home directory, /u01/app/oracle/product/18.0.0/dbhome_1 where the Oracle Database Software is installed. This is automatically populated based on the Oracle base directory.

   Note: You must install Oracle Database Examples in an existing Oracle Database home.

8. In the Perform Prerequisite Checks screen, the installer verifies if the target environment meets the minimum installation and configuration requirements and reports any errors.
9. Review the information displayed on the Summary screen and click Install.

   

   The Install Product screen appears when the product is installing. Installation operations include executing actions such as file copy and adding services on Windows systems and linking on UNIX systems

10. Click Save Response File to save the response file to a directory. You can use this response file to perform a silent installation of Oracle Database Examples.
11. Click Close to exit the setup wizard.

Next Tutorial

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