1. Database Instant Client Installation Guide
  2. Installing and Removing Oracle Database Instant Client

3 Installing and Removing Oracle Database Instant Client

The Oracle Database Instant Client software is available on the Oracle Instant Client downloads page.

Installing Non-Notarized Oracle Instant Client Software Using Zip Files

Download and install non-notarized Oracle Database Instant Client 19c zip files by completing the following steps:

  1. Download the Oracle Instant Client for Mac OS X (Intel) (64-bit) package from the Oracle Instant Client Downloads page:
  2. 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_19_8 directory.
  3. 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].

    This completes the installation of Oracle Database Instant Client.

    Note:

    Non-notarized zip files will be discontinued in future releases.

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Installing Notarized Oracle Instant Client Software Using DMG Files

  1. Download the Oracle Instant Client for Mac OS X (Intel) (64-bit) disk image (DMG) files from the Oracle Instant Client Downloads page:
  2. Mount all the DMG packages.
    1. /usr/bin/hdiutil mount dmg_file_name
  3. Run the following steps to copy the volume contents to /Users/user-name/Downloads/instantclient_19_8.
    1. cd /Volumes/instantclient-*-macos.x64-19.8.0.0.0dbru
    2. sh ./install_ic.sh
    3. In Mac Finder, eject the mounted Oracle Instant Client packages.

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Removing the Oracle Database Instant Client Software

To remove the Oracle Database Instant Client software, delete the instantclient_19_8 directory.

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