Installation Guide for Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Install the Oracle Database Software Download the Oracle Database Software Installer Download the Oracle Database Software Installer As root, create an /app/oracle directory that is owned by the oracle user. [oracle@vm ~]$ su Password: [root@vm oracle]# mkdir /app [root@vm oracle]# chown oracle:oracle /app [root@vm oracle]# exit exit [oracle@vm ~]$ mkdir /app/oracle Navigate your browser to the Oracle Database Software Downloads page: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/enterprise-edition/downloads/index.html Under the "Oracle Database Software Downloads" heading, select Accept License Agreement. Download the Oracle Database 11g Release 2 for your particular system by clicking the File 1 and File 2 links. Copy the files to the /app/oracle directory.