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30 Installing Oracle 11g R2 Database (Single Node)
Installing Oracle Database 11g R2
To install Oracle database 11g R2:
NOTE: This section assumes that your Oracle Base is /opt/oracle. If not, ensure
that you change the software base and location values accordingly.
1 Log in as root .
2 Mount the Oracle Database 11g R2 media.
3 Start the X Window System by typing:
startx
4 Open a terminal window and type:
xhost +
5 Log in as oracle .
6 Start the Oracle Universal Installer.
In the terminal window, type the following and press <Enter>:
<CD_mountpoint>/runInstaller
7 In the Configure Security Updates window, provide the email address and
oracle support password. If you do not want to configure this information,
ignore this step, and click
Next .
If you do not provide the email address, a pop-up window is displayed
notifying that
Email Address Not Specified . Click Yes to continue.
8 In the Select Installation Method window, select Install Database
Software only
and click Next .
9 In the Grid Option window, select the type of database installation as
Single Instance Database Installation , and click Next .
10 In the Product Languages window, select the Language Option as
English , and click Next .
11 In the Select Database Edition window, click Enterprise Edition and
click
Next .
12 In the Installation Location window, enter the following information and
click
Next :
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Oracle Base — /opt/app/oracle
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