How to Install Oracle SQL Developer on Linux Mint 22

GNU/Linux Mint 22 Installing Oracle SQL Developer – QuickStart Guide

Hi! This tutorial shows you how to Install and Get Started with Oracle SQL Developer on GNU/Linux Mint 22.x Wilma LTS Desktop.

Oracle SQL Developer for Linux Mint 22 is a free graphical tool for Oracle 8i+ Database Development.

Key Features of Oracle SQL Developer include:

• SQL Worksheet: A primary interface for writing and executing SQL queries, featuring syntax highlighting, code completion, and the ability to run multiple queries simultaneously.
• PL/SQL Debugger: Debug PL/SQL code within SQL Developer with step-by-step execution, breakpoints, and variable inspection.
• Data Modeling: Tools for designing and visualizing database schemas, including creating and modifying entity-relationship diagrams (ERDs), generating DDL scripts, and reverse engineering existing databases.
• Database Administration: Manage users, tablespaces, roles, and privileges, with performance tuning and diagnostic tools.
• Version Control Integration: Integration with version control systems like Git for managing database objects.
• Migration Tools: Tools for migrating databases to Oracle, including data import, schema conversion, and code migration.
• Reporting and Exporting: Generate reports based on database objects, query results, or metadata, with options to export data in formats like CSV, Excel, and XML.
• Extensions and Customization: Supports extensions and plugins for extending functionality or customizing the interface.

With SQL Developer, you can browse database objects, run SQL statements and scripts, and edit and debug PL/SQL statements.

Note: The only requirement for SQL Developer Linux Mint 22 Installation is the Oracle Java Development Kit.

1. 1. Launching Terminal

   First, open a Terminal shell emulator window.
   (Press “Enter” to execute commands)

   
   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
   

2. 2. Downloading Oracle SQL Developer

   Download Oracle SQL Developer for Linux.

   Oracle SQL Developer .zip 32/64-bit Linux

   Oracle SQL Developer

3. 3. Extracting Oracle SQL Developer

   Then Double-Click on Archive and Extract into /tmp.

   If unzip is not installed, set it up with:

   sudo apt install unzip