oracle-instant-client.md

What is Oracle Instant client

Free, light-weight, and easily installed Oracle Database tools, libraries and SDKs. -- Oracle Instant Client site

Downloads

• Downloads

Install

Install on Ubuntu

The following is based on Installing ODPI-C.

1. Download file. Example:

   curl -X GET \
       --output /tmp/instantclient-basic-linux.zip \
       https://download.oracle.com/otn_software/linux/instantclient/2350000/instantclient-basic-linux.x64-23.5.0.24.07.zip
   

2. Make directories. Example:

   sudo mkdir -p /opt/oracle
   

3. Extract Zip file. Example:

   sudo unzip -d /opt/oracle /tmp/instantclient-basic-linux.zip
   

4. Make sure libaio1 is installed. Example:

   sudo apt-get install libaio1
   

5. 🤔 Update LD_LIBRARY_PATH to include the Oracle shared objects. Example:

   export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/oracle/instantclient_21_5:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
   

References

• Install Ubuntu Oracle Instant Client on Ubuntu
• Oracle Database Free Get Started