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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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. -
Open a Terminal Window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
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Login as Root User
su
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
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Make Network Configuration
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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
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Grant Connection to X Server
xhost +myIP
Example: # xhost +127.0.0.1
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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
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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
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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 -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
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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
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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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Load the New Kernel Parameters
/sbin/sysctl -p
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Unzip, Set oracle as Owner and Relocate database
cd $HOME/Downloads;
unzip linux_11gR2_database_1of2.zip
unzip linux_11gR2_database_2of2.zip
chown -R oracle:oinstall database
mv database /tmp
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Add Paths to oracle’s .bashrc
Login as Oraclesu oracle
Edit .bashrc file
nano ~/.bashrc
Insert:
# Oracle Settings
TMP=/tmp; export TMP
TMPDIR=$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
bash
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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
On the first screen Just Insert your email and Possibly Un-Check the Demand of Security Update Support then Click on Next
.If Failed Connection Just Check Remain Uninformed and Follow-Up.
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
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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…
Check Ignore All and Follow…
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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Troubleshooting Oracle 11g Db Libraries Linking Issues
Solution for Libraries Linking Errors
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Right Before the End of Process a Pop-Up Window will Show the Path to Two Configuration Scripts you Need to Execute on Terminal!
Latest Oracle Should Confirm you of a Successful Installation! :)
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How to Create and Run an Oracle 11g Listener
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How to Create an Oracle 11g Database Instance
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
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Start the Oracle Listener, Database and Manager
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Login as Oracle User
su oracle
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Start the Listner:
lsnrctl start
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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
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Start Database Manager Console
emctl start dbconsole
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Access the Oracle Database Manager on Browser
https://127.0.0.1:1158/em
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Stop the Oracle Database
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Stop the Database process:
sqlplus '/as sysdba'
>>shutdown immediate
>>exit
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Stop the Listner:
lsnrctl stop
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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! :)