How to Install Oracle 11gR2 on Ubuntu Server 13.04

Question

I want to install Oracle 11gR2 for Linux on Ubuntu Server 13.04.

I have downloaded Oracle 11gR2 for Linux, and when I execute use runinstaller it require GUI supported files.

While Google I got things related rpm packages. Help me to install it.

Answer 1

To install GUI on Ubuntu Server, just press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, run the command(s) below:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

When done do:

sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends ubuntu-desktop

This command will install the Ubuntu Desktop, without all the desktop add-on and other things that come with Ubuntu Desktop Edition.

When done, just reboot, and you're done.

Other option that you can have:

For XFCE

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop

For KDE

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

For LXDE

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install lxde

After you install the GUI of choice, proceed with the installation of Oracle 11gR2. You can check here for complete instructions, its for 12.10, but should work for 13.04

Answer 2

You can also install Oracle via the command line (also known as 'kickstart', automatic or silent install). See https://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/42926/how-to-automate-oracle-db-installation-like-a-hands-free-install for details.

Note that only for the Express version RPMs are available. The Standard-Edition is only available via two zip-files. The express version contains less features and has more limitations, e.g. it does not contain the Pro*C embedded SQL preprocessor.