Oracle Client Install

Databases

Oracle

Oracle DB Lifecycle

Oracle Instant Client

Check

Install

Install SQL*Plus

Oracle Database Client

Install (Linux)

Install (Linux) Image

Install (Windows)

Windows Troubleshooting

Bibliography

Oracle Install

TNSNAMES.ORA

Oracle-Client-Server-Matrix

Oracle Instant Client

https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/21/lacli/installing-instant-client.html

Download

Check

sudo yum list installed | grep instantclient

sudo dnf list installed | grep instantclient

Oracle Linux 7

Oracle Linux 8

Install

sudo yum install oracle-instantclient-basic

sudo dnf install oracle-instantclient-basic

Oracle Linux 7

Oracle Linux 8

Install SQL*Plus

sudo yum install oracle-instantclient-sqlplus

sudo dnf install oracle-instantclient-sqlplus

Oracle Linux 7

Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Database Client

https://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/21/lacli/installing-oracle-database-client.htm

Install (Linux)

As 'oracle'...

./runInstaller

Install (Linux) Image

mkdir -p /u01/app/oracle/product/21.0.0/client_1

chgrp oinstall /u01/app/oracle/product/21.0.0/client_1

cd /u01/app/oracle/product/21.0.0/client_1

unzip -q /tmp/client_home.zip

cd /u01/app/oracle/product/21.0.0/client_1

./runInstaller

Install (Windows)

Download the installer and launch "setup.exe"...

Windows Troubleshooting

If an application that uses the tnsnames.ora file appears to be failing to find the tnsnames.ora file (or finding the wrong one), you can use Process Monitor to help identify what is happening under the covers

Bibliography

https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/oracle19c-windows-downloads.htmlhttps://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/21/lacli/installing-oracle-database-client.htmhttps://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/21/lacli/installing-instant-client.htmlhttps://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/21/lacli/install-instant-client-using-rpm.htmlhttps://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/21/lacli/installing-database-client-using-image-files.htmlhttps://docs.oracle.com/en/database/oracle/oracle-database/21/lacli/running-oracle-universal-installer-to-install-oracle-database-client.htmlhttps://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/instant-client/linux-x86-64-downloads.html
https://oracle-base.com/articles/misc/oracle-instant-client-installation
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46483866/difference-between-oracle-lnstant-client-and-oracle-client
https://support.oracle.comClient / Server Interoperability Support Matrix for Different Oracle Versions (Doc ID 207303.1)E1: DB: Where to Download the Oracle 32-bit Clients for 11.2.0.4 and Other Oracle Client Versions? (Doc ID 1923424.1)