How to Install Oracle 11g R2 Database for Linux Mint 14 Mate Easy Visual-Guide

April 5, 2013 | By Duchateaux.

Install Oracle 11g Database on Linux Mint 14 Mate

This an Easy and Step-by-Step Guide to Install the Oracle 11g R2 Database on Linux Mint 14 Nadia 32/64-bit Cinnamon/Mate/Kde/Xfce Desktop.

Especially relevant: Ubuntu-like Systems are Not in the List of Oracle 11g Database Supported OS So you should Be Careful and Use it at most for Development and Not As Production Database Server!

The Guide Includes All the Essentials Commands and Basic Screenshots of the Installation Process.

The Process is somewhat Extended and Advanced so it Demand some Basic Command Line Confidence.

Now Relax and Take the Time of Reading, Understanding and Executing Carefully the Instructions Contained here.

To the How to Install Oracle 11g Database on Linux Mint 14 Mate Bottom you Find Link to Oracle 11g Database Installation Troubleshooting Guides.

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  1. Download the Oracle 11g R2 Database for Linux:
    Oracle 11g R2 .zip for Mint
    The Link Contains the List of Oracle 11g r2 Database Releases.

  2. Open a Terminal Window
    (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

    Install Oracle 11g Database on Linux Mint 14 Mate - Open Terminal
  3. Login as Root User

    su 

    If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo

  4. Make Network Configuration

    • Get hostname:

      hostname

    • Get IP:

      /sbin/ifconfig

      You will Find It Under the lo >> inet Section.

    • 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 :)

    • Grant Connection to X Server

      xhost +myIP

      Example: # xhost +127.0.0.1

  5. Installing Prerequisite Packages

    apt-get install alien autoconf automake autotools-dev 
    binutils doxygen elfutils expat gawk gcc gcc-multilib 
    g++-multilib ksh less libtiff4 libtiff4-dev lib32z1 
    libaio1 libaio-dev libc6-dev libelf-dev libltdl-dev 
    libmotif4 libodbcinstq4-1 libpth-dev libpthread-stubs0 
    libpthread-stubs0-dev libstdc++5 lsb-cxx make openssh-server 
    pdksh rlwrap rpm sysstat unixodbc unixodbc-dev x11-utils zlibc
  6. Make Symlinks to Binaries

    ln -s /usr/bin/awk /bin/awk
    ln -s /usr/bin/rpm /bin/rpm
    ln -s /usr/bin/basename /bin/basename

  7. 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 -m oracle
    passwd oracle

    Take Note of the oracle User Pass :)

  8. Make Target Directories

    mkdir -p /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/
    chown -R oracle:oinstall /u01
    chmod -R 775 /u01

  9. Parameters Configuration SetUp

    • Edit /etc/sysctl.conf file.

      nano /etc/sysctl.conf

      Then hit Ctrl+x to Save and Exit from nano Editor
      Add 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
      kernel.panic_on_oops = 1
      # 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=1048576
      

      The Values of ‘shmall’ and ‘shmmax’ Need to be Customized following your System Memory Size.
      Here above is a Valid Setup for a 8Gb RAM Size!
      If you need to Change first Check your Phisical Memory Size with:

      cat /proc/meminfo | grep MemTotal

      Then ‘shmall’ should be Set as:

      [RamKb] / 10

      And instead ‘shmmax’ as:

      [RamKb] * 1024 / 2

      For further Instructions See Oracle Documentation

      Comment 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

    • Edit /etc/security/limits.conf file.

      nano /etc/security/limits.conf

      Add the following lines

      #### oracle User Settings 4 Oracle 11g ####
      oracle       soft  nproc  2047
      oracle       hard  nproc  16384
      oracle       soft  nofile 1024
      oracle       hard  nofile 65536
      oracle       soft  stack  10240
      

    • Load the New Kernel Parameters

      /sbin/sysctl -p
  10. Unzip, Set oracle as Owner and Relocate database

    cd $HOME/Downloads;
    unzip linux_11gR2_database_1of2.zip
    unzip linux_11gR2_database_2of2.zip
    chown -R oracle:oinstall database
    mv database /tmp

  11. Add Paths to oracle’s .bashrc

    Login as Oracle

    su 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 CLASSPATH

    Replace [HOSTNAME] with IP and [DBSID] with SID Name

    In this Example Respectively:

    • HOSTNAME = 127.0.0.1

    • DBSID = SID

    Load New .bashrc Settings

    bash
    bash
  12. Install the Oracle 11g Software

    cd /tmp/database
    chmod -R +x /tmp/database
    ./runInstaller

    If you Get: “Check if the DISPLAY variable is set. Failed”. Look Link Below.


    Link2+ Oracle 11g Database Troubleshooting

    Install Oracle 11g Database on Linux Mint 14 Mate - Start Installation

    On the first screen Just Insert your email and Possibly Un-Check the Demand of Security Update Support then Click on Next

    Install Oracle 11g Database on Linux Mint 14 Mate - Step 1 .

    If Failed Connection Just Check Remain Uninformed and Follow-Up.
    Install Oracle 11g Database on Linux Mint 14 Mate - Troubleshooting Failed Connection

    On “Select Installation Option” Select “Install database software only” and Click on Next

    Install Oracle 11g Database on Linux Mint 14 Mate - Step 2 .

    On Step 3 Leave Default “Single instance database installation” and Click on Next

    Install Oracle 11g Database on Linux Mint 14 Mate - Step 3 .

    On Step 4 Select your Language and Click on Next

    Install Oracle 11g Database on Linux Mint 14 Mate - Step 4 .

    On Step 5 Leave Default Enterprise Edition and Click on Next

    Install Oracle 11g Database on Linux Mint 14 Mate - Step 5

    On “Installation Location” Set All As Here Below and Click on Next

    • Oracle Base: /u01/app/oracle

    • Software Location: /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1

    These are the Same Settings Inserted into the .bashrc File…

    Install Oracle 11g Database on Linux Mint 14 Mate - Step 6

    On “Create Inventory” if you Setup the Path on .bashrc Like Here Leave Default and Click on Next

    Install Oracle 11g Database on Linux Mint 14 Mate - Step 7 .

    On “Operating System Groups” if you Setup the Path on .bashrc Like Here Leave Default and Click on Next

    Install Oracle 11g Database on Linux Mint 14 Mate - Step 8 .

    On “Prerequisite Checks” you will Get Easily a “Warning Message” about some Missing Requirements

    Just Check: “Ignore All” and Follow Up with Installation…

    Check Ignore All and Follow…

    Install Oracle 11g Database on Linux Mint 14 Mate - Ignore All

    On the “Summary” Click on “Save Response File” to Take Note of Settings and then Click on Finish

    Install Oracle 11g Database on Linux Mint 14 Mate - Step 10 .

    The Installation Product Procedure should Start…

  13. Troubleshooting Oracle 11g Db Libraries Linking Issues

    Install Oracle 11g Database on Linux Mint 14 Mate - Error in Invoking Target Agent nmhs of makefile

  14. Right Before the End of Process a Pop-Up Window will Show the Path to Two Configuration Scripts you Need to Execute on Terminal!

    Install Oracle 11g Database on Linux Mint 14 Mate - Step 11

    Latest Oracle Should Confirm you of a Successful Installation! :)

    Install Oracle 11g Database on Linux Mint 14 Mate - Successfull Installation

  15. How to Create and Run an Oracle 11g Listener

    Oracle 11g DB Listener Guide
  16. Install Oracle 11g Database on Linux Mint 14 Mate - Linux Penguin Oracle 11g

  17. How to Create an Oracle 11g Database Instance

    Oracle 11g Database Guide
After you Should Access the “Enterprise Manager” on Browser by the URL shown on the Latest Screen.
On a Localhost for Example you Should Access the Enterprise Manager by the Address:

https://127.0.0.1:1158/em

And you can Login with:
Username: SYS

Password: oracleDatabasePassword

From the Drop-down below Select >> Connect as SYSDBA

You Should be able to Access the Database by the Enterprise Manager!

How to Start and Stop All the Oracle 11g Database Components

  • Start the Oracle Listener, Database and Manager

    1. Login as Oracle User

      su oracle

    2. Start the Listner:

      lsnrctl start

    3. Start the Database process:

      sqlplus '/as sysdba'

      Insert yourOracleAccountPassword

      >>startup

      Wait until the database is Up!

      ORACLE instance started...
      Database opened.

      Exit from sqlplus

      >>exit
    4. Start Database Manager Console

      emctl start dbconsole

    5. Access the Oracle Database Manager on Browser

      https://127.0.0.1:1158/em

  • Stop the Oracle Database

    1. Stop the Database process:

      sqlplus '/as sysdba'
      >>shutdown immediate
      >>exit

    2. Stop the Listner:

      lsnrctl stop

If you have Multiple Oracle Databases Before to Start a New one you have to Set the Database SID:

export ORACLE_SID=[DBSID]

Oracle 11g Database Troubleshooting Guides

Enjoy this “Step by Step” Clear Installation and Getting Started…
Good Luck! :)


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