SQL*Plus + OpenSuse

SQL*Plus+OpenSuseTo install SQL*Plus we must go to the Oracle website and download two files:

- Instant Client Package Basic

- Instant Client Package SQL*Plus

Just simply go to:Oracle Instant Client Download

and select the the Linux option (X86 or X86_X64).

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The select download the following rpm packges:

- oracle-instantclient*-basic-*.rpm

- oracle-instantclient*-sqlplus-*.rpm

After downloading the files you must install the *.rpm packages. You can double click in the file to install it using your package management system or you can install it from the command line (rpm -ivh rpm_package_name.rpm).

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If you use a Debian based system you can use a tool called alien to convert *.rpm to *.deb .

First of all install alien:

Then you can convert the rpm packages with the following command:

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After installing the packages we must do some tweaks in order to run sql*plus.

Let's open the .bashrc of you account:

And put the following:

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/oracle/11.2/client/lib

#SQL PLUS CONFIG FILE

export TNS_ADMIN=~

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Now install the Linux Kernel AIO access library with the following command:

In a Debian based system type:

Finally create tnsnames.ora (a configuration file that defines databases addresses for establishing connections to them) with the command:

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Open the file and insert your databases addresses configurations. (gedit ~/tnsnames.ora).

tnsnames.ora eg:

ORA11 =

(DESCRIPTION =

(ADDRESS_LIST =

(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 127.0.0.1)(PORT = 1521))

)

(CONNECT_DATA =

(SERVICE_NAME = ORA11)

)

)

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