1. Database Client Installation Guide
  2. Configuring Operating Systems for Oracle Database Client on Linux
  3. Operating System Requirements for x86-64 Linux Platforms
  4. General Guidelines for Operating System Packages

General Guidelines for Operating System Packages

Review these guidelines before you proceed with installing operating system packages.

  • Oracle recommends that you install Oracle Linux and use Oracle Database Preinstallation RPM to configure your operating systems for Oracle Database and Oracle Grid Infrastructure installations.

  • The Oracle Database interactive installation requires an X Window System (for example, libX). The libX packages are not part of a default Linux installation. If you perform an installation on a system with a reduced set of packages, then you must ensure that libX or a similar X Window System package is installed.

  • Oracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2) and later does not require the compiler packages gcc and gcc-c++ on for Oracle Database or Oracle Grid Infrastructure installations.

  • These operating system requirements do not apply to Oracle Engineered Systems, such as Oracle Exadata Database Machine and Oracle Database Appliance. Oracle Engineered Systems include integrated system software that contain the required version of the operating system kernel and all software packages. Please verify that you have the minimum required Exadata image. Refer My Oracle Support note 888828.1 and 888888.1 for more information.

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Parent topic: Operating System Requirements for x86-64 Linux Platforms