How to install Oracle database 11g on Ubuntu Server

Question

I am using Ubuntu server 14.04 and I tried to find how to install oracle database 11g but could not found.

Do you have any suggestion or tutorial to guide that job?

Answer 1

Another aproach is to setup a docker container with Oracle 11g. Since Ubuntu is not a supported operating system, in can be much easier.

Here are the steps to install Oracle 11g Enterprise Edition:

I. Firstly install docker (if not installed) :

1. sudo apt-get update

2. sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl gnupg-agent software-properties-common

3. curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -

4. sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable"

5. sudo apt-get update

6. sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io

(source https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu/#install-using-the-repository)

II. Download and extract database files

7. Download Oracle installation files https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/112010-linx8664soft.html

8. Unzip both files so you have a single "database" folder. Place this "database" folder somewhere and name it e.g "installation_folder"

III. Setup docker container:

9. sudo docker pull jaspeen/oracle-11g

10. sudo docker run --privileged --name oracle11g -p 1521:1521 -v /path/to/installation_folder:/install jaspeen/oracle-11g

IV. Use it. E.g. connect with SqlDeveloper (port 1521, SID orcl), or use sqlplus:

11. sudo docker ps -a Get container [YOUR_CONTAINER_ID]

12. sudo docker exec -it [YOUR_CONTAINER_ID] /bin/bash

13. su - oracle

14. sqlplus / as sysdba

Answer 2

To install the Oracle 11g database on Ubuntu, first download Ubuntu with a generic kernel from Ubuntu, and then release the link.

Installing on 12.0 is explained here