Table of Contents

• List of Tables
• Title and Copyright Information
• Preface
  • Audience
  • Documentation Accessibility
  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • Set Up Java Access Bridge to Implement Java Accessibility
  • Command Syntax
  • Conventions
• 1 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
• 2 Checking and Configuring Server Hardware for Oracle Database Client
  • Logging In to a Remote System Using X Window System
  • Checking Server Hardware and Memory Configuration
• 3 Configuring Operating Systems for Oracle Database Client on Linux
  • About Oracle Linux with the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel
  • Reviewing Operating System Security Common Practices
  • About Operating System Requirements
  • Using Oracle RPM Checker on IBM: Linux on System z
  • Operating System Requirements for x86-64 Linux Platforms
    • 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 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 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
  • Operating System Requirements for Linux for Arm (aarch64)
    • Supported Oracle Linux 8 Distributions on Linux for Arm (aarch64)
  • Additional Drivers and Software Packages for Linux
    • Installing PAM for Login Authentication on Linux
    • Installing Oracle Messaging Gateway
    • Installation Requirements for ODBC and LDAP
      • About ODBC Drivers and Oracle Database
      • Installing ODBC Drivers for Linux x86-64
      • About LDAP and Oracle Plug-ins
      • Installing the LDAP Package
    • Installation Requirements for Programming Environments for Linux
      • Installation Requirements for Programming Environments for Linux x86-64
      • Installation Requirements for Programming Environments for Linux for Arm (aarch64)
      • Installation Requirements for Programming Environments for IBM: Linux on System z
    • Installation Requirements for Web Browsers
  • Checking Kernel and Package Requirements for Linux
• 4 Configuring Users, Groups and Environments for Oracle Database Client
  • Required Operating System Groups and Users
    • Determining If an Oracle Inventory and Oracle Inventory Group Exist
    • Creating the Oracle Inventory Group If an Oracle Inventory Does Not Exist
    • About Oracle Installation Owner Accounts
    • Identifying an Oracle Software Owner User Account
  • Creating Operating System Oracle Installation User Accounts
    • Creating an Oracle Software Owner User
    • Environment Requirements for Oracle Software Owners
    • Procedure for Configuring Oracle Software Owner Environments
    • Setting Remote Display and X11 Forwarding Configuration
  • Unsetting Oracle Installation Owner Environment Variables
• 5 Installing Oracle Database Client
  • About Image-Based Oracle Database Client Installation
  • Downloading Oracle Software
    • Downloading the Installation Archive Files from Oracle Website
    • Downloading the Software from Oracle Software Delivery Cloud Portal
  • About Character Set Selection During Installation
  • Running the Installer in a Different Language
  • Installing the Oracle Database Client Software
    • Running Setup Wizard to Install Oracle Database Client
    • Installing Oracle Database Client Using Image File
    • Using Oracle Net Configuration Assistant
  • Relinking Oracle Database Client Binaries After Installation
• 6 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)
    • Supported Oracle Linux 8 Distributions on Linux for Arm (aarch64)
    • Supported Oracle Linux 7 Distributions on Linux for Arm (aarch64)
  • Verifying Oracle Instant Client Code Signing
    • Verifying Signed Oracle Instant Client Zip Files
    • Verifying Signed Oracle Instant Client RPM Packages
  • Installing Oracle Instant Client Packages
    • Installing Oracle Instant Client Using Zip Files
    • Installing Oracle Instant Client Using RPMs
    • Installing Oracle Instant Client Using the Setup Wizard
  • Installing Oracle Instant Client Basic Light
    • About Oracle Instant Client Basic Light
    • Globalization Settings for Oracle Instant Client Basic Light
    • Installing Oracle Instant Client Basic Light Packages
  • Instant Client Libraries for OCI
  • Environment Variables for Oracle Instant Client
  • About the Oracle Instant Client SDK
  • Patching Oracle Instant Client Shared Libraries
    • Patching Oracle Instant Client
    • About Rebuilding Oracle Instant Client Packages and Libraries
    • Regenerating Data Shared Libraries
    • Regenerating Zip Files and RPM Files
• 7 Oracle Database Client Postinstallation Tasks
  • Required Postinstallation Tasks
    • Downloading Release Update Patches
  • Recommended Postinstallation Tasks
    • Creating a Backup of the root.sh Script
    • Setting Language and Locale Preferences for Client Connections
• 8 Removing Oracle Database Software
  • About Oracle Deinstallation Options
  • Oracle Deinstallation (Deinstall)
  • Deinstallation Examples for Oracle Database Client
• A Response Files
  • How Response Files Work
  • Reasons for Using Silent Mode or Response File Mode
  • Using Response Files
  • Preparing Response Files
    • Editing a Response File Template
    • Recording Response Files
  • Running Oracle Universal Installer Using a Response File
• Index