Install Oracle Client On CentOS

Learn how to install Oracle Instant Client by downloading the RPMs and using the yum install command.

本文档详述了如何在CentOS系统中下载并安装Oracle Instant Client 11.2.0.4.0版本，包括下载rpm包、创建安装目录、安装rpm包、配置环境变量以及测试安装。

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.

CentOS系统下安装Oracle客户端：详细步骤与配置指南 在CentOS系统下安装Oracle客户端是许多数据库管理员和开发者的常见需求。 无论是用于连接远程Oracle数据库进行数据操作，还是进行本地开发测试，一个稳定且配置得当的Oracle客户端都是必不可少的。

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.

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.