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Requirements for Installing Oracle Database/Client 19c on OL8 or RHEL8 64-bit (x86-64) (Doc ID 2668780.1)

Last updated on JULY 20, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Exadata Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 19.6.0.0.0 and later
Oracle Database Backup Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Linux x86-64

Purpose

This note explains the requirements that need to be met for a successful installation of Oracle Database 19c release On Oracle Linux 8 (or higher) or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (or higher) 64-bit (x86-64).

It is NOT the purpose of this NOTE to repeat every "how-to" step that is presented in the Oracle Database 19c Installation Guide. For example this NOTE does not include how to create the Linux OS account named "oracle", nor does it cover how to set environment variables. Both are adequately covered in "Oracle® Database Installation Guide 19c for Linux"

Scope

This procedure is meant for those Planning / Installing Oracle Database 19c on Oracle Linux 8 (or higher) or RHEL 8 (or higher) on the 64-bit (x86-64) platform. Since it is the expressed goal to keep Oracle Linux (OL) functionally IDENTICAL to RHEL, this NOTE is also completely applicable to 64-bit (x86-64) OL 8

Oracle Grid Infrastructure & RAC 19c are also certified on OL / RHEL 8.However,In view of differences in the RPM & other requirements,This procedure is not to be followed for  Planning / Installing Grid Infrastructure (GI) or any other Oracle products.

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Purpose
Scope
Details
 Hardware
 Minimum Hardware Requirements
 Software
 Certified Operating System
 Kernel requirements
 Storage Checklist for Oracle Database
 Database Pre-Install RPM Download Links(External & Internal Repositories)
 Minimum Operating System Software/RPM Requirements
 Running Oracle Database Setup Wizard to Install Oracle Database
 Known Issues
 ADDITIONAL NOTES
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