How to Install Oracle SQL Developer on Fedora 40 – Step-by-step

Installing

3. 3. Installing Unzip

   Installing Unzip Package
   Check if already there:

   which unzip

   If not then:

   sudo dnf install unzip

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

4. 4. Extracting Oracle SQL Developer

   Then Extract into /tmp
   Possibly Double-Click/Right-Click and Open with Archive Manager:

   
   Or from Command Line:

   unzip -d /tmp/ $HOME/Downloads/sqldeveloper*.zip

5. 5. Installing Oracle SQL Developer

   Next Relocate Oracle SQL Developer.

   sudo mv /tmp/sqldeveloper /opt/

   Give Execution permissions:

   sudo chmod +x /opt/sqldeveloper/sqldeveloper.sh

   Again Set the SuperUser as Owner:

   sudo chown -R root:root /opt/sqldeveloper/sqldeveloper.sh

   Make a Symlink for Easy Launching:

   sudo ln -s /opt/sqldeveloper/sqldeveloper.sh /usr/local/bin/sqldeveloper