This was a useful guide to installing the Oracle Instant Client and SQL Plus applications on a Linux system.
The type of download file will vary depending on your Linux installation. The two basic file types are the "instantclient-basic" and the "instantclient-sqlplus" files.
- instantclient-basic-linux.x64-11.2.0.4.0.zip
- instantclient-sqlplus-linux.x64-11.2.0.4.0.zip
$ mkdir ~/software
$ cd ~/software
$ unzip /tmp/instantclient-basic-linux.x64-12.1.0.x.zip
$ unzip /tmp/instantclient-sqlplus-linux.x64-12.1.0.x.zip
The versions may vary depending on your current environment. To use the software, set your PATH variables:$ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/home/tomcat/software/instantclient_12_1 $ export PATH=$PATH:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH $ sqlplus scott/tiger@//myhost.example.com:1521/myservice
Original Reference:
ORACLE-BASE - Oracle Instant Client Installation
