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