Install Oracle 11g Database on Fedora 17 KDE Linux
This an Easy and Step-by-Step Guide to Install the Oracle 11g R2 32-bit Database on Fedora 17 KDE4 desktop.
The Guide Includes All the Essentials Commands and Basic Screenshots of the Installation Process.
The Process is somewhat Extended and Advanced so it Demand a Basic Command Line Confidence.
So Just Relax and Take the Time of Reading, Understanding and Executing Carefully the Instructions Contained here.
To the Install Oracle 11g Database on Fedora 17 KDE Linux Bottom you Find Link to Oracle 11g Database Installation Troubleshooting Guides.

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Download the Oracle 11g R2 Database: The Link Contains the List of Oracle 11g r2 Database Releases.
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Open Terminal Window 
 (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)  In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide. 
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Login as SuperUser: su If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo 
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Make Network Configuration - 
Get hostname: hostname 
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Get IP: /sbin/ifconfig You will Find It Under the lo >> inet Section. 
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Check if Hostname is Already into the Enabled Hosts File. cat /etc/hosts If It’s Not Present then Insert it with: nano /etc/hosts Insert: . Example: ‘127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain’ Ctrl+Shift+v to Paste Content on nano 
 Ctrl+x to Save and Exit from nano Editor :)
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Grant Connection to X Server xhost +myIP Example: # xhost +127.0.0.1 
 
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Installing Required Packages sudo yum install binutils glibc compat-libstdc++-33 glibc-common 
 glibc-devel glibc-headers elfutils-libelf elfutils-libelf-devel
 /nelfutils gcc gcc-c++ ksh libaio libaio-devel libgcc libstdc++-devel
 make numactl-devel sysstat mksh unixODBC unixODBC-devel
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Add Groups and User groupadd -g 502 oinstall groupadd -g 503 dba groupadd -g 504 oper groupadd -g 505 asmadmin useradd -u 502 -g oinstall -G dba,asmadmin,oper -s /bin/bash -m oracle passwd oracle Take Note of the oracle User Pass :) 
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Make Target Directories mkdir -p /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/ chown -R oracle:oinstall /u01 chmod -R 775 /u01 
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Parameters Configuration SetUp - 
Edit /etc/sysctl.conf file. nano /etc/sysctl.conf Then hit Ctrl+x to Save and Exit from nano EditorAdd or amend the following lines #### Oracle 11g Kernel Parameters #### 
 fs.suid_dumpable = 1
 fs.aio-max-nr = 1048576
 fs.file-max = 6815744
 kernel.shmall = 818227
 kernel.shmmax = 4189323264
 kernel.shmmni = 4096
 # semaphores: semmsl, semmns, semopm, semmni
 kernel.sem = 250 32000 100 128
 net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range = 9000 65500
 net.core.rmem_default=262144
 net.core.rmem_max=4194304
 net.core.wmem_default=262144
 net.core.wmem_max=1048576Comment out these lines below that Gives an Error #net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-ip6tables = 0 
 #net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-iptables = 0
 #net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-arptables = 0
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Edit /etc/security/limits.conf file. nano /etc/security/limits.conf Add the following lines #### oracle User Settings 4 Oracle 11g #### 
 /noracle soft nproc 2047
 /noracle hard nproc 16384
 /noracle soft nofile 1024
 /noracle hard nofile 65536
 /noracle soft stack 10240
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Disable SELINUX nano /etc/selinux/config Disable Secure Linux by editing the /etc/selinux/config file, making sure the SELINUX flag is set as follows. 
 SELINUX=disabled 
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Load the New Kernel Parameters. /sbin/sysctl -p 
 
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Unzip the Oracle 11g Database, Set oracle as Owner and Relocate it into the oracle’s Home cd </path/2> unzip linux_11gR2_database_1of2.zip unzip linux_11gR2_database_2of2.zip chown -R oracle:oinstall database mv database /tmp 
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Add Environment Variables to oracle’s .bashrc 
 Login as oracle Usersu oracle Edit .bashrc file nano ~/.bashrc Insert: 
 # Oracle Settings 
 TMP=/tmp; export TMP
 TMPDIR=$TMP; export TMPDIR
 ORACLE_HOSTNAME=myHOSTNAME; export ORACLE_HOSTNAME
 ORACLE_UNQNAME=DB11G; export ORACLE_UNQNAME
 ORACLE_BASE=/u01/app/oracle; export ORACLE_BASE
 ORACLE_HOME=$ORACLE_BASE/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1; export ORACLE_HOME
 ORACLE_SID=dbSID; export ORACLE_SID
 PATH=/usr/sbin:$PATH; export PATH
 PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/bin:$PATH; export PATH
 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/lib:/lib:/usr/lib; export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 CLASSPATH=$ORACLE_HOME/jlib:$ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/jlib; export CLASSPATHReplace [HOSTNAME] with IP and [DBSID] with SID Name 
 In this Example Respectively:- 
HOSTNAME = 127.0.0.1 
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DBSID = SID 
 Load New .bashrc Settings. bash Latest and Optional to Add Full Env-Integration edit also oracle’s .bashrc. nano ~/.bashrc Inserting. if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then 
 source ~/.bashrc
 fi
 
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Installing the Oracle 11g Database Software cd /tmp/database ./runInstaller If you Get: “Check if the DISPLAY variable is set. Failed”. Look Link Below. Link2+ Oracle 11g Database Troubleshooting.   On the first screen If you Do Not Dispose of an Oracle Subscription Just Leave Blank eMail and Un-Check the Demand of Security Update Support then Click on Next 
  Then Confirm on Warning and Follow. 
  On “Select Installation Option” Select “Install database software only” and Click on Next 
  . .On Step 3 Leave Default “Single instance database installation” and Click on Next 
  . .On Step 4 Select your Language and Click on Next 
  . .On Step 5 Leave Default Enterprise Edition and Click on Next 
   On “Installation Location” Set All As Here Below and Click on Next - 
Oracle Base: /u01/app/oracle 
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Software Location: /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1 
 . These are the Same Settings Inserted into the .bashrc File…   On “Create Inventory” if you Setup the Path on .bashrc Like Here Leave Default and Click on Next 
  . .On “Operating System Groups” if you Setup the Path on .bashrc Like Here Leave Default and Click on Next 
  . .On “Prerequisite Checks” you will Get Easily a “Warning Message” about some Missing Requirements. Just Check: “Ignore All” and Follow Up with Installation…   On the “Summary” Click on “Save Response File” to Take Note of Settings and then Click on Finish 
  . .The Installation Product Procedure should Start… 
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