Objective: In this article we are going to learn how to install Oracle Linux 6.5

Oracle Linux 6.5 Installation:

1. Log on to www.oracle.com

2. Now look for Downloads at the top of the Website. Click on Downloads and it will give you some options. Under Server and storage system select the option Linux and Oracle VM.

3. But before the downloads start, it will ask the user to Sign in.

 4. Now Type Oracle Order Management and select the platform depending on the type of machine. for e.g. We have selected elected Linux x64-86.

5 Once the platform is selected, click on continue.

6. Then it will ask you to Accept the agreement. select the checkbox and then click on Continue.              

 7. Now Download all the Files.

Once all the files are downloaded, run the .exe file and then it will show the below screen:

Press Enter Key

Select Skip

Click Next

Select Language(English)

Click--->Next

Select Basic Storage Option--->Next

Click on yes, discard any data--->Click Next

Give the hostname e.g icm-ind.oracle.com

Click Next---->

Select the country--->Click Next

Select the create custom Layout --->Click Next

 Manual partitions

/boot ext48000MB

swap 40000MB

/ ext4fill to all allowable size

After partitions click--->Next

Click on write changes to disk

Click Next

Select Customize now --->Click Next

Select the Below Packages:

Base system Packages

Base, Hardware monitoring utilities, Large System Performance, Network File system client, Performance tool, Perl support

Server packages

Server platform, System Administration tools.

Desktop packages

Desktop, desktop platform, Fonts, General purpose Desktop, Graphical administration tools, Input methods, X Windows System.

Application Packages

Internet Browser

Development Packages

Additional Development, Development Tools

Click Next

Pre-Request to Install R12.2

Disable firewall

Click Close

Click on Disabled

Click on Apply & Close

Disable Selinux

[root@icm Desktop]# vi /etc/selinux/config

Change SELinux=disabled

Apply the following commands

chkconfig iptables off

chkconfig ip6ables off

service iptables stop

service ip6tables stop

Install Linux Packages

install packages with rpm –ivh package_name command

1. binutils-2.20.51.0.2-5.11

2. gcc-4.4.4-13.el16.x86_64

3. gcc-c++-4.4.4-13.el16.x86_64

4. glibc-2.12-1.7.el6.x86_64

5. glibc-common-2.12-1.7.el6.x86_64

6. glibc-devel-2.12-1.7.el6.x86_64

7. libgcc-4.4.4-13.el6.i686

8. libgcc-4.4.4-13.el6.x86_64

9. libstdc++-devel-4.4.4-13.el6.x86_64

10.libstdc++-4.4.4-13.el6.x86_64

11. libaio-0.3.107-10.el6.i686

12. libaio-0.3.107-10.el6.x86_64

13. libgomp-4.4.4-13.el6.x86_64

14. make-3.81-19.el6.x86_64

15. gdbm-1.8.0-36.el6.x86_64

16. sysstat-9.0.4-11.el6.x86_64

17. util-linux-ng-2.17.2-6.el6.x86_64

18. compat-libcap1-1.10-1.x86_64

19. compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-69.el6.x86_64

20. elfutils-libelf-devel-0.148.1-el6.x86_64

21. libaio-devel-0.3.107-10.el6.x86_64

22. unixODBC-2.2.14-11.el6.x86_64

23. unixODBC-devel-2.2.14-11.el6.x86_64

24. xorg-x11-utils-7.4-8

install following packages with yum install package_name command

Create User & Groups

groupadd dba

groupadd oinstall

adduser –G dba –g oinstall oracle

asswd oracle

mkdir /u01

Chown –R oracle:oinstall /u01

Host and Settings

vi /etc/hosts

192.168.1.99 icm.oracle.com icm

vi /etc/resolv.config

Options attempts:5

Options timeout:15

# ln -s /usr/X11R6/lib/libXtst.so.6.1 /usr/lib/libXtst.so.6

mv /usr/bin/unzip /usr/bin/unzip-ver6

copy unzip from below folder to above folder

Varun Kapila

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