Oracle provides an Instant Client package that allows users to connect to an Oracle database without installing the full Oracle software. This guide outlines the steps to install the Oracle Client on a CentOS system.
Learn how to install Oracle Instant Client by downloading the RPMs and using the yum install command. Use the runInstaller command to start the Oracle Instant Client installation. Parent topic: Installing Oracle Instant Client. Learn the different methods
This installation is same for all rpm based systems like (Centos/Fedora/RHEL/SLES/Opensuse/Mandriva..) This tutorial is about 11.2 version client, but should work even for 12.1 version.