My installation based on Debian Wheezy 64 bit with HVM under Xen.
1. Make your Debian more compatible with ORACLE.
apt-get install gcc make binutils libmotif4 lesstif2 rpm libaio1 libdb4.6 libstdc++5
apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-dummy vnc4server x11-xserver-utils xterm wm2
* if you get an error about libmotif4, please make sure you have non-free on your repositories.
2. Make all the symbolic links.
ln -s /usr/bin/awk /bin/awk
ln -s /usr/bin/rpm /bin/rpm
ln -s /usr/bin/basename /bin/basename
ln -s /etc /etc/rc.d
ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread_nonshared.a /usr/lib/
ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc_nonshared.a /usr/lib/
ln -s /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgcc_s.so.1 /lib/
ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6 /usr/lib/
ln -s /usr/lib /usr/lib64
3. Once all the links created, edit /etc/sysctl.conf and add the following :
kernel.sem = 250 32000 100 128
kernel.shmmax = 2147483648
net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range = 9000 65000
net.core.rmem_default = 262144
net.core.rmem_max = 4194304
net.core.wmem_default = 262144
net.core.wmem_max = 1048576
fs.aio-max-nr = 1048576
fs.file-max = 6815744
4. Edit /etc/security/limits.conf and add the following:
* soft nproc 2047
* hard nproc 16384
* soft nofile 1024
* hard nofile 65536
5. Now go to /etc/profile then add the following:
if [ $USER = "oracle" ]; then
if [ $SHELL = "/bin/ksh" ]; then
ulimit -p 16384
ulimit -n 65536
else
ulimit -u 16384 -n 65536
fi
fi
6. Now create oracle user.
groupadd oinstall
groupadd dba
useradd -m -g oinstall -G dba -p passwd -s /bin/bash -d /home/oracle oracle
passwd oracle
7. Edit /home/oracle/.profile
ORACLE_BASE=/u01/app/oracle
ORACLE_SID=instancename
export ORACLE_BASE ORACLE_SID
unset ORACLE_HOME
unset TNS_ADMIN
ORACLE_BASE=/u01/app/oracle
ORACLE_SID=instancename
ORATAB=/etc/oratab
export PATH=$PATH:/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1/bin/
export ORACLE_BASE ORACLE_SID ORATAB
export ORACLE_HOME=$ORACLE_BASE/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1
unset TNS_ADMIN
8. Create the following directory
mkdir /home/u01
ln -s /home/u01 /
mkdir /u02/oradata <-- assuming it's already mounted
chown -R oracle.oinstall /home/u01 /u02/
chmod -R 775 /home/u01 /u02/
9. As an oracle user, please execute vnc4server once. Please kill the process after it runs. Now edit the file /home/oracle/.vnc/xstartup and add the following:
x-terminal-emulator -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &
wm2 &
10. Extact the oracle zip file to folder /opt/ and then execute chown -R oracle.oinstall /opt/database
11. Now VNC to the server then execute the installer files.
12. You will encounter one error related with ins_emagent.mk, the things need to be done is go to /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1/sysman/lib/ins_emagent.mk, look for
$(MK_EMAGENT_NMECTL) then change it become $(MK_EMAGENT_NMECTL) -lnnz11
13. Follow all the steps and you are good to go.
14. Create /etc/init.d/oracle, and add the script below:
#!/bin/bash
#
# Run-level Startup script for the Oracle Instance and Listener
#
# chkconfig: 345 91 19
# description: Startup/Shutdown Oracle listener and instance
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: oracle
# Required-Start: $remote_fs $syslog $all
# Required-Stop:
# Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop: 0 1 6
# Short-Description: Oracle database server
# Description: Oracle database server
### END INIT INFO
ORACLE_HOME="/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1"
ORACLE_OWNR="oracle"
# if the executables do not exist -- display error
if [ ! -f $ORACLE_HOME/bin/dbstart -o ! -d $ORACLE_HOME ]
then
echo "Oracle startup: cannot start"
exit 1
fi
# depending on parameter -- startup, shutdown, restart
# of the instance and listener or usage display
case "$1" in
start)
# Oracle listener and instance startup
echo -n "Starting Oracle: "
su - $ORACLE_OWNR -c "$ORACLE_HOME/bin/lsnrctl start"
su - $ORACLE_OWNR -c "$ORACLE_HOME/bin/dbstart $ORACLE_HOME"
touch /var/lock/oracle
echo "OK"
;;
stop)
# Oracle listener and instance shutdown
echo -n "Shutdown Oracle: "
su - $ORACLE_OWNR -c "$ORACLE_HOME/bin/lsnrctl stop"
su - $ORACLE_OWNR -c "$ORACLE_HOME/bin/dbshut $ORACLE_HOME"
rm -f /var/lock/oracle
echo "OK"
;;
reload|restart)
$0 stop
$0 start
;;
*)
echo "Usage: $0 start|stop|restart|reload"
exit 1
esac
exit 0
