How to Install Oracle SQL Developer on Linux Mint 22

GNU/Linux Mint 22 Installing Oracle SQL Developer – Step by step Guide

This tutorial shows you how to Install and Get Started with Oracle SQL Developer on GNU/Linux Mint 22.x Wilma/Xia LTS desktop – Step by step Tutorial.

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 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