Oracle 11g Database Quick Start for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Amd64
You are Welcome! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step and Visually How to Install and Getting-Started on Oracle 11g R2 Amd64 Database for Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr LTS 64-bit Linux Desktop/Server.
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 Extended and Tricky so it require a little confidence with the Command Line shell.
Now Relax and Take the Time of Reading, Understanding and Executing Carefully the Instructions Contained here.
Oracle 11g DB Installation on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty | 1/6 Initial Configuration
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Download the Oracle 11g R2 Database for Linux:
Oracle 11g R2 .zip for Linux
The Link Contains the List of Oracle 11g r2 Database Releases. -
Open a Shell Session or Terminal Emulator Window
Ctrl+Alt+t on desktop
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands).
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Login as Super-User
sudo 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:
[myIP] [myHostname]
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
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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…
If Exists then 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
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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 #### oracle soft nproc 2047 oracle hard nproc 16384 oracle soft nofile 1024 oracle hard nofile 65536 oracle soft stack 10240
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Load the New Kernel Parameters
/sbin/sysctl -p
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