3.1 System Requirements

Table 3-1 provides system requirements for Oracle Database XE.

Table 3-1 Oracle Database XE Requirements

Requirement	Value
Operating system	Oracle Database Installation Guide , "Operating System Checklist for Oracle Database Installation on Linux" for the list of supported Linux distributions and the set of minimum requirements for each x86–64 Linux platforms
Network protocol	The following protocols are supported: IPC Named Pipes UDP TCP/IP TCP/IP with SSL
RAM	1 gigabyte minimum, 2 gigabytes recommended
Disk space	10 gigabytes minimum