Install an oracle instant client on a Debian or Ubuntu linux

Oracle Instant Client on Debian or Ubuntu

apt-get install -y libaio1 alien
# Change version based on https://www.oracle.com/de/database/technologies/instant-client/linux-x86-64-downloads.html
# Example alternative: http://yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL7/oracle/instantclient/x86_64/getPackage/oracle-instantclient19.5-basiclite-19.5.0.0.0-1.x86_64.rpm
wget http://yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL7/oracle/instantclient/x86_64/getPackage/oracle-instantclient19.6-basic-19.6.0.0.0-1.x86_64.rpm
sudo alien -i --scripts oracle-instantclient*.rpm
rm -f oracle-instantclient*.rpm  

# Optionally install SQLPlus
wget http://yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL7/oracle/instantclient/x86_64/getPackage/oracle-instantclient19.6-sqlplus-19.6.0.0.0-1.x86_64.rpm
sudo alien -i --scripts oracle-instantclient*.rpm
rm -f oracle-instantclient*.rpm  

@phartenfeller FYI instantclient21 is available from the OL8 repos here: https://yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL8/oracle/instantclient21/x86_64/getPackage/oracle-instantclient-basic-21.13.0.0.0-1.el8.x86_64.rpm

@jetsaredim

@phartenfeller FYI instantclient21 is available from the OL8 repos here: https://yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL8/oracle/instantclient21/x86_64/getPackage/oracle-instantclient-basic-21.13.0.0.0-1.el8.x86_64.rpm

thanks

of course right after I posted this, a new version 21.14 got published. There's also an instantclient23 version in a parallel OL8 repo. the repo for which can be found here: https://yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL8/oracle/instantclient23/x86_64/

Thanks! This was an absolute life-saver!