Table of Contents

• Title and Copyright Information
• Preface
• Oracle Database Client Installation Checklist
  • Server Hardware Checklist for Oracle Database Client Installation
  • Operating System Checklist for Oracle Database Client on Linux
  • Server Configuration Checklist for Oracle Database Client
  • Oracle User Environment Configuration Checklist for Oracle Database Installation
  • Storage Checklist for Oracle Database Client
  • Installer Planning Checklist for Oracle Database Client
• Checking and Configuring Server Hardware for Oracle Database Client
  • Logging In to a Remote System Using X Window System
  • Setting Remote Display and X11 Forwarding Configuration
  • Checking Server Hardware and Memory Configuration
• Configuring Operating Systems for Oracle Database Client on Linux
  • Guidelines for Linux Operating System Installation
  • About Oracle Linux with the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel
  • Additional Drivers and Software Packages for Linux
  • Checking Kernel and Package Requirements for Linux
• Operating System Requirements for x86-64 Linux Platforms
  • About Operating System Requirements for x86-64 Linux Platforms
  • General Guidelines for Operating System Packages
  • Supported Oracle Linux 10 Distributions for x86-64
  • Supported Oracle Linux 9 Distributions for x86-64
  • Supported Oracle Linux 8 Distributions for x86-64
  • Supported Oracle Linux 7 Distributions for x86-64
  • Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Distributions for x86-64
  • Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Distributions for x86-64
  • Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Distributions for x86-64
  • Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Distributions for x86-64
  • Supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Distributions for x86-64
  • Supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Distributions for x86-64
  • Installing Operating System Packages
• Operating System Requirements for Linux for Arm (aarch64)
  • About Operating System Requirements for Linux for Arm (aarch64)
  • Supported Oracle Linux 8 Distributions on Linux for Arm (aarch64)
• Operating System Requirements for IBM: Linux on System z
  • About Operating System Requirements for IBM: Linux on System z
  • Using Oracle RPM Checker on IBM: Linux on System z
  • Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Distributions for IBM: Linux on System z
  • Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Distributions for IBM: Linux on System z
  • Supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Distributions for IBM: Linux on System z
  • Supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Distributions for IBM: Linux on System z
  • Supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Distributions for IBM: Linux on System z
• Configuring Users, Groups and Environments for Oracle Database Client
  • Required Operating System Groups and Users
  • Creating an Oracle Software Owner User
  • Configuring Software Owner User Environments
• Installing Oracle Database Client
  • About Image-Based Oracle Database Client Installation
  • Downloading Oracle Software
  • About Character Set Selection During Installation
  • Running the Installer in a Different Language
  • Installing the Oracle Database Client Software
  • Using Oracle Net Configuration Assistant
  • Relinking Oracle Database Client Binaries After Installation
• Installing Oracle Instant Client
  • About Oracle Instant Client
  • Hardware Requirements for Oracle Instant Client Installation on Linux for Arm (aarch64)
  • Operating System Requirements for Linux for Arm (aarch64)
  • Verifying Oracle Instant Client Code Signing
  • Installing Oracle Instant Client Packages
  • Installing Oracle Instant Client Basic Light
  • Instant Client Libraries for OCI
  • Environment Variables for Oracle Instant Client
  • About the Oracle Instant Client SDK
  • Patching Oracle Instant Client Shared Libraries
• Oracle Database Client Postinstallation Tasks
  • Downloading Release Update Patches
  • Setting Language and Locale Preferences for Client Connections
  • Creating a Backup of the root.sh Script
• Removing Oracle Database Software
  • About Oracle Deinstallation Options
  • Oracle Deinstallation
  • Deinstallation Examples for Oracle Database Client
• Response Files
  • Reasons for Using Silent Mode or Response File Mode
  • Using Response Files
  • Preparing Response Files
  • Running Oracle Universal Installer Using a Response File
  • Running Configuration Assistants Using Response Files