Install Oracle 23c Free Developer Edition on Oracle Linux 8

 

1. Download Oracle Database 23c Free Developer Release here. OTN login is no longer required.

wget https://yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL8/developer/x86_64/getPackage/oracle-database-preinstall-23c-1.0-0.5.el8.x86_64.rpm
wget https://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/otn_software/db-free/oracle-database-free-23c-1.0-1.el8.x86_64.rpm

2. Perform the installation on Oracle Linux 8 (steps on RHEL8 and CentOS 8 shall be similar)

sudo yum install ./oracle-database-free-23c-1.0-1.el8.x86_64.rpm ./oracle-database-preinstall-23c-1.0-0.5.el8.x86_64.rpm

3. Configure Oracle database.

[oracle@ol stage]$ sudo /etc/init.d/oracle-free-23c configure
Specify a password to be used for database accounts. Oracle recommends that the password entered should be at least 8 characters in length, contain at least 1 uppercase character, 1 lower case character and 1 digit [0-9]. Note that the same password will be used for SYS, SYSTEM and PDBADMIN accounts:
Confirm the password:
Configuring Oracle Listener.
Listener configuration succeeded.
Configuring Oracle Database FREE.
Enter SYS user password:
************
Enter SYSTEM user password:
*******
Enter PDBADMIN User Password:
*******
Prepare for db operation
7% complete
Copying database files
29% complete
Creating and starting Oracle instance
30% complete
33% complete
36% complete
39% complete
43% complete
Completing Database Creation
47% complete
49% complete
50% complete
Creating Pluggable Databases
54% complete
71% complete
Executing Post Configuration Actions
93% complete
Running Custom Scripts
100% complete
Database creation complete. For details check the logfiles at:
 /opt/oracle/cfgtoollogs/dbca/FREE.
Database Information:
Global Database Name:FREE
System Identifier(SID):FREE
Look at the log file "/opt/oracle/cfgtoollogs/dbca/FREE/FREE.log" for further details.

Connect to Oracle Database using one of the connect strings:
     Pluggable database: ol.lab/FREEPDB1
     Multitenant container database: ol.lab

By default, Oracle installation to /opt/oracle/product/23c/dbhomeFree and data file created in /opt/oracle/oradata/. To change the data file location, modify this configure file /etc/sysconfig/oracle-free-23c.conf prior to run /etc/init.d/oracle-free-23c configure.

#This is a configuration file to setup the Oracle Database.
#It is used when running '/etc/init.d/oracle-free-23c configure'.

# LISTENER PORT used Database listener, Leave empty for automatic port assignment
LISTENER_PORT=

# Character set of the database
CHARSET=AL32UTF8

# Database file directory
# If not specified, database files are stored under Oracle base/oradata
DBFILE_DEST=

# DB Domain name
DB_DOMAIN=

# SKIP Validations, memory, space
SKIP_VALIDATIONS=false

4. Connect to Oracle database

[oracle@ol stage]$ . oraenv
ORACLE_SID = [orcl21c] ? FREE
The Oracle base has been changed from /u01/app/oracle to /opt/oracle

[oracle@ol stage]$ sqlplus / as sysdba

SQL*Plus: Release 23.0.0.0.0 - Developer-Release on Tue Apr 4 16:41:46 2023
Version 23.2.0.0.0

Copyright (c) 1982, 2023, Oracle.  All rights reserved.


Connected to:
Oracle Database 23c Free, Release 23.0.0.0.0 - Developer-Release
Version 23.2.0.0.0


SQL> select banner_full from v$version;

BANNER_FULL
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Oracle Database 23c Free, Release 23.0.0.0.0 - Developer-Release
Version 23.2.0.0.0