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Install an oracle instant client on a Debian or Ubuntu linux
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| apt-get install -y libaio1 alien | |
| # Change version based on https://www.oracle.com/de/database/technologies/instant-client/linux-x86-64-downloads.html | |
| # Example alternative: http://yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL7/oracle/instantclient/x86_64/getPackage/oracle-instantclient19.5-basiclite-19.5.0.0.0-1.x86_64.rpm | |
| wget http://yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL7/oracle/instantclient/x86_64/getPackage/oracle-instantclient19.6-basic-19.6.0.0.0-1.x86_64.rpm | |
| sudo alien -i --scripts oracle-instantclient*.rpm | |
| rm -f oracle-instantclient*.rpm | |
| # Optionally install SQLPlus | |
| wget http://yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL7/oracle/instantclient/x86_64/getPackage/oracle-instantclient19.6-sqlplus-19.6.0.0.0-1.x86_64.rpm | |
| sudo alien -i --scripts oracle-instantclient*.rpm | |
| rm -f oracle-instantclient*.rpm |
of course right after I posted this, a new version 21.14 got published. There's also an instantclient23 version in a parallel OL8 repo. the repo for which can be found here: https://yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL8/oracle/instantclient23/x86_64/
Thanks! This was an absolute life-saver!
thanks! all worked well
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@jetsaredim
thanks