Installing Oracle AI Database Free

About Installing Oracle AI Database Free

Oracle AI Database Free can be installed through RPM packages, which perform prerequisite checks, extract and assign ownership of the database software, maintain the Oracle inventory, and execute required root operations for single-instance database creation and configuration. If minimum installation requirements are not met, the RPM process identifies them and prompts for corrective action.

Installing Oracle AI Database Free Using RPM Packages

Install Oracle AI Database Free by first removing conflicting XE, Free, or XE/FREE SID databases, ensuring approximately 9 GB is available under /opt or mounting suitable storage at /opt/oracle without using symbolic links, and installing the platform-specific preinstallation and database RPMs as root. Supported targets include Oracle Linux and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, 9, and 10 on x86-64, and Oracle Linux 8 and 9 on aarch64. The configuration script creates the FREE container database, FREEPDB1 pluggable database, and a listener on port 1521; settings are controlled through /etc/sysconfig/oracle-free-26ai.conf, while database files, diagnostics, creation logs, and service scripts reside under the documented Oracle directories. A valid host IP address may be required for network configuration.

Performing A Silent Installation

Silent installation supports unattended or embedded deployments by using a wrapper script that installs the appropriate RPM and runs the database configuration service, optionally supplying the administrative password noninteractively. The script must be executable and run as root, with output captured in a specified log file. Configuration defaults and options are controlled through /etc/sysconfig/oracle-free-26ai.conf, including listener port, character set, database file location, validation checks, TDE, and tablespace encryption. Password-containing files must be restricted to the Oracle installation owner with mode 600 and securely removed when no longer needed; database creation logs are stored under /opt/oracle/cfgtoollogs/dbca/.

Setting Oracle AI Database Free Environment Variables

After configuration, set the Oracle environment by defining ORACLE_SID=FREE, ORACLE_HOME=/opt/oracle/product/26ai/dbhomeFree, and disabling prompts with ORAENV_ASK=NO, then sourcing the oraenv script for Bourne, Bash, or Korn shells. For C shell, define the corresponding variables and source coraenv; these scripts establish the Oracle base and related environment settings for database use.