Oracle Instant Client SlackBuild
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  This is a SlackBuild that will repackage Oracle Instant Client into a package
  that can be easily installed, upgraded, or removed using Slackware's native
  package management tools.

Instructions for build the package
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  - Download from Oracle.com the necessary zip packages (basic or basiclite, 
    sdk, sqlplus, etc.) and put them in this directory.

  - Launch the SlackBuild,

      ./oracle-instantclient.SlackBuild

  - Install the package,

      upgradepkg --install-new \
       /tmp/oracle-instantclient-12.1.0.1.0-x86_64-1lotar.txz

  - Set in your ~/.profile the variables ORACLE_HOME and LD_LIBRARY_PATH,
  
      export ORACLE_HOME=/usr/lib64/oracle/12.1/
      export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$ORACLE_HOME

SlackBuild flags
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  VERSION  Oracle Instant Client version (eg. 11.2.1.0)
  ARCH     Client architecture (eg. i686)
  
  Example:
    VERSION=12.1.0.1.0 ARCH=x86_64 ./oracle-instantclient.SlackBuild


Oracle Instant Client Download Home-Page
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  http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/features/instant-client/index-097480.html