#Install oracle client install#

Instant Client Downloads for Linux x86-64.

The links below provide the general downloads page and the Linux x86-64 specific downloads, which will be used in this article.

You get to decide where the client is installed.

#Install oracle client install#

You don't need root access to install or update it.

The manual installation approach has two significant advantages over the Yum approach. If you are running RHEL or another clone, you can download these RPMs from and install them locally. Yum install -y oracle-instantclient18.3-basic oracle-instantclient18.3-sqlplusĪfter this installation you can use SQL*Plus as follows.Įxport CLIENT_HOME=/usr/lib/oracle/18.3/client64 # (Optional) Check what packages are available. Yum-config-manager -enable ol7_oracle_instantclient # (Optional) Get the latest repository info. If you are using Oracle Linux and have root access you can install the instant client using Yum with a few simple commands. Since September 2018 the instant client RPMs have been freely available on.

It's a small Java application from Oracle that gives you an SQL*Plus like experience, without needing a formal installation.īefore considering the instant client, you should ask yourself if SQLcl would be more appropriate.

In many cases I now use SQLcl instead of the instant client. Instead, it can be unzipped and used without any fuss. A big advantage of the Instant Client is it does not need a formal installation. The Oracle Instant Client is a light-weight, freely distributable implementation of an Oracle client. Home » Articles » Misc » Here Oracle Instant Client Installation