Requirements for Installing Oracle Database/Client 19c (19.19 or higher) on OL9 or RHEL9 64-bit (x86-64) (Doc ID 2982833.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 19.19.0.0.0 and later
Oracle Database Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Gen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database - Standard Edition
Linux x86-64

Purpose

This note explains the requirements that need to be met for a successful installation of Oracle Database 19c release(19.19 or higher) On Oracle Linux 9 (or higher) or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (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(19.19 or higher) on Oracle Linux 9 (or higher) or RHEL 9 (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 9

Oracle Grid Infrastructure & RAC 19c are also certified on OL / RHEL 9.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.