[Oracle DataBase Server 12.2 Installation on Oracle Linux 7.4]: Installing Mandatory Packages

The Oracle database requires that some components be installed in the system. Packages can be downloaded from a public repository (from the internet) or taken from the disk where the operating system distribution is located.

I must note that actually, the server should not have internet access! To install packages, you need to set up a local repository and get the necessary packages from it. Moreover, ideally, there should be no unnecessary packages on the server.

Installing packages from Oracle Linux repository on the internet:

This step should be performed if the file system does not have a file describing where Oracle Linux should get the necessary packages. If installing from start to finish according to this instruction, it does not need to be performed.

# vi /etc/yum.repos.d/oracleLinuxRepoINTERNET.repo

[OEL_INTERNET]
name=Oracle Enterprise Linux $releasever - $basearch
baseurl=http://public-yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL7/latest/$basearch/
gpgkey=http://public-yum.oracle.com/RPM-GPG-KEY-oracle-ol7
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1

# yum repolist

Updating packages

# yum update -y

The following packages must be installed: (http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E16655_01/install.121/e17718/toc.htm#BABGGEBA)

binutils-2.20.51.0.2-5.11.el6 (x86_64)
compat-libcap1-1.10-1 (x86_64)
compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-69.el6 (x86_64)
compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-69.el6.i686
gcc-4.4.4-13.el6 (x86_64)
gcc-c++-4.4.4-13.el6 (x86_64)
glibc-2.12-1.7.el6 (i686)
glibc-2.12-1.7.el6 (x86_64)
glibc-devel-2.12-1.7.el6 (x86_64)
glibc-devel-2.12-1.7.el6.i686
ksh
libgcc-4.4.4-13.el6 (i686)
libgcc-4.4.4-13.el6 (x86_64)
libstdc++-4.4.4-13.el6 (x86_64)
libstdc++-4.4.4-13.el6.i686
libstdc++-devel-4.4.4-13.el6 (x86_64)
libstdc++-devel-4.4.4-13.el6.i686
libaio-0.3.107-10.el6 (x86_64)
libaio-0.3.107-10.el6.i686
libaio-devel-0.3.107-10.el6 (x86_64)
libaio-devel-0.3.107-10.el6.i686
make-3.81-19.el6
sysstat-9.0.4-11.el6 (x86_64)

View packages in the repository with the following command:

# yum search all binutils

Install all necessary packages with one command:

# yum install -y \
binutils.x86_64 \
compat-libcap1.x86_64 \
compat-libstdc++-33.i686 \
compat-libstdc++-33.x86_64 \
gcc.x86_64 \
gcc-c++.x86_64 \
glibc.i686 \
glibc.x86_64 \
glibc-devel.i686 \
glibc-devel.x86_64 \
ksh.x86_64 \
libgcc.i686 \
libgcc.x86_64 \
libstdc++.i686 \
libstdc++.x86_64 \
libstdc++-devel.i686 \
libstdc++-devel.x86_64 \
libaio.i686 \
libaio.x86_64 \
libaio-devel.i686 \
libaio-devel.x86_64 \
make.x86_64 \
sysstat.x86_64

For version 12.2, the following package is now also required:

# yum install -y smartmontools

The following package is needed to start the graphical console

# yum install -y \
xdpyinfo

Additional packages that are not necessary for database installation:

# yum install -y \
vim \
wget \
xinetd \
screen \
ntp \
unzip

Installing rlwrap

rlwrap is a package that allows you to store command history in SQL*PLUS and RMAN in Linux (it must be specified as a separate line in the bash profile). By installing this package, you will be able to use the up and down arrow keys to view command history, proper backspace functionality, etc.

# yum install -y \
readline-devel.x86_64

# yum install -y git
# cd /tmp
# git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/hanslub42/rlwrap

# cd rlwrap/

# yum install -y gcc
# yum install -y automake
# autoreconf --install
# automake  --add-missing
# ./configure
# make && make check && make install