How to Install Oracle 12c Database for Linux Mint 17 Qiana LTS 64-bit Linux Easy Guide

Getting-Started with Oracle 12c DB for Linux Mint 17 Qiana LTS Amd64

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install the Oracle 12c R1 Amd64 Database on Linux Mint 17 Qiana LTS 64-bit Mate/Cinnamon/KDE/Xfce Desktop.

Ubuntu-like Systems are Not in the List of Oracle 12c 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.

The Only Hard Requirements to Take Into Account Before Installation are to Dispose At Least Of:

• 1 Gb of RAM
• 6 Gb of Drive Space

The Tutorial Include All the Essentials Screenshots Helping in Visualizing the Oracle 12c Database Installation Linux.

With more than 500 new features, Oracle Database 12c is designed to give Oracle customers exactly what they need for Cloud Computing, Big Data, Security, and Availability.

The Best Oracle 12c Database New Features:

• Plug Into the Cloud with Multitenant
• Automatic Data Optimization and Advanced Compression
• Enhanced Maximum Availability
• Enhanced Database Security

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

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

2. Add Needed Oracle DB Groups and User

   sudo su

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

   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 :)

3. Install the Required Packages

   /napt-get install alien autoconf automake autotools-dev binutils doxygen /nelfutils expat gawk gcc gcc-multilib g++-multilib libstdc++6:i386 ksh less libtiff4 
   libtiff4-dev lib32z1 libaio1 libaio-dev libc6-dev libc6-dev-i386 libc6-i386 
   libelf-dev libltdl-dev libmotif4 libodbcinstq4-1 libodbcinstq4-1:i386 
   libpthread-stubs0 libpth-dev libstdc++5 lsb-cxx make 
   pdksh openssh-server rlwrap rpm sysstat unixodbc unixodbc-dev x11-utils 
   zlibc libglapi-mesa:i386 libglu1-mesa:i386 libqt4-opengl:i386 
   libpthread-workqueue0 libpthread-workqueue-dev libzthread-2.3-2 libzthread-dev 
   libpthread-stubs0-dev

   How to Install libtiff4, libtiff4-dev and libpthread-stubs0: Here.

4. Double-Click or Right-Click on Archive and Extract into /tmp
   
   Or From Command Line:

   unzip -d /tmp linuxamd64_12c_database*.zip

5. Set DB Directory Permissions

   chown -R oracle:oinstall /tmp/database

6. 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

7. Make Symlinks to Binaries and Libraries

   Linking Binaries

   ln -s /usr/bin/awk /bin/awk

   ln -s /usr/bin/rpm /bin/rpm

   ln -s /usr/bin/basename /bin/basename

   Linking Libraries

   ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu /usr/lib64

   cd /lib64

   ln -s /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgcc_s.so.1 .

8. Make Target Directories

   mkdir -p /u01/app/oracle/product/12/dbhome_1

   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…
     
     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
     

   • 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
     

   • Load the New Kernel Parameters

     /sbin/sysctl -p

10. Add Paths to oracle’s .bashrc
    
    Login as Oracle

    su oracle

    Edit .bashrc file

    nano ~/.bashrc

    Insert:
    
    

    # Oracle Settings
    TMP=/tmp; export TMP
    TMPDIR=$TMP; export TMPDIR
    ORACLE_HOSTNAME=[HOSTNAME]; export ORACLE_HOSTNAME
    ORACLE_UNQNAME=DB11G; export ORACLE_UNQNAME
    ORACLE_BASE=/u01/app/oracle; export ORACLE_BASE
    ORACLE_HOME=$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:/usr/lib64; 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

11. Run the Installation Script

    chmod -R +x /tmp/database

    /tmp/database/runInstaller

    If Got Display Not Set or Issue:

    Oracle 12c DB Set Display

    Troubleshooting Oracle 12c Setup

12. Then Follow the Installation WorkFlow
    If you Do Not Dispose of a Subcription Uncheck Security Updates and leave Blank Support Password and Pursue!
    
    Confirm for Installation also on Warning.
    
    
    Then Check “Install Software Only”!
    
    Click on “Next”
    
    Select Languages and Click on “Next”
    
    Select Edition and Click on “Next”
    
    Check Installation Locations and Click on “Next”
    
    Check Inventory Directory and Click on “Next”
    
    Check Groups and Click on “Next”
    
    Click on “Install” to Start Installation Process
    

13. Solving: “Error in invoking target ‘all_no_orcl'”

    Troubleshooting ‘all_no_orcl’ Issue

    Oracle 12c Troubleshooting

    

    Click on Retry.

14. Solving: “Error in invoking target ‘utilities'”

    Troubleshooting ‘utilities’ Issue

    Oracle 12c Troubleshooting

    

    Click on Retry.

15. Solving: “Error in invoking target ‘install'”.

    Modify the ‘ins_net_server.mk’ File

    nano /u01/app/oracle/product/12/dbhome_1/network/lib/ins_net_server.mk

    Modify the Oracle DB Home Directory following your Initial Setup…
    In this Example the Target is: “/u01/app/oracle/product/12/dbhome_1”

    Search for “TNSLSNR_LINKLINE“
    Modify the Line:

    $(TNSLSNR_LINKLINE)

    In:

    $(TNSLSNR_LINKLINE) -lnnz12 -lons

    Ctrl+X to Save & Exit from ‘nano’ Editor :)
    

    Click on Retry.

16. Solving: “Error in invoking target ‘irman ioracle'”.

    Modify the ‘env_rdbms.mk’ File

    nano /u01/app/oracle/product/12/dbhome_1/rdbms/lib/env_rdbms.mk

    Search for “ORACLE_LINKLINE“
    Modify the Line:

    ORACLE_LINKLINE=$(ORACLE_LINKER) $(PL_FLAGS) $(ORAMAI) $(SSORED) $(TTCSOI) 
    

    In:

    ORACLE_LINKLINE=$(ORACLE_LINKER) -Wl,--no-as-needed $(PL_FLAGS) $(ORAMAI) $(SSORED) $(TTCSOI) 
    

    

    Click on Retry.

17. Then Run the Configuration Scripts for Oracle 12c Database

    sudo su

    /u01/app/oraInventory/orainstRoot.sh

    /u01/app/oracle/product/12/dbhome_1/root.sh

    exit

    

    And Finally, the Installation Should be Achieved Successfully!

    

18. How to Create and Start the Oracle 12c Database

    Oracle 12c Create Database

    Make Oracle Db

So Now Thanks to the Oracle Corporation you Should Finally, Fully Dispose of a Oracle 12c Database Installation Linux Mint 17 LTS 64-bit Linux ;)