Start the Oracle Database Software Installer

1. Log in as the oracle user with the -Y flag.

   ssh -Y oracle@vm

2. Navigate to the /app/oracle directory.

   cd /app/oracle

3. Unzip the Oracle database software installer.

   Note:

   If necessary, install unzip with the command yum install unzip.

   unzip linux.x64_11gR2_database_1of2.zip
   unzip linux.x64_11gR2_database_2of2.zip

4. Set the TMP, TMPDIR, and ORACLE_BASE variables and unset the ORACLE_HOME variable.

   export TMP=/tmp
   export TMPDIR=/tmp
   export ORACLE_BASE=/app/oracle
   unset ORACLE_HOME

5. Navigate to the /app/oracle/database directory.

   cd /app/oracle/database/

6. Run the Oracle database software installer.

   ./runInstaller

   Note:

   If you experience errors, see the X11 Forwarding section of the Troubleshooting chapter.