Instant Client for Linux x86-64 (64-bit) See the Instant Client Home Page for more information about Instant Client. The installation instructions are at the foot of the page. Client-server version interoperability is detailed in Doc ID 207303.1.
We walked through various methods for deploying Oracle Instant Client on Linux platforms like RHEL and Oracle Enterprise Linux for connectivity without heavyweight database clusters.
Wondering how to install Oracle Instant Client on Oracle Linux from Oracle’s yum repository? This is what you need to know. [This post was last updated on 31 October 2025].
The Oracle Instant Client is a light-weight, freely distributable implementation of an Oracle client. A big advantage of the Instant Client is it does not need a formal installation.
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You can install Oracle Instant Client by downloading either the zip files or RPMs from the Oracle Instant Client download page on the Oracle website. Oracle Instant Client is available on Linux x86-64 and Linux for Arm (aarch64) platforms.
