Here is a quick guide to installing Oracle Database 11gR2 (64-bit) on Ubuntu 11.

10 (64-bit):
Install the required software packages:
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libaio1
libaio-dev
unixODBC
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expat
sysstat
libelf-dev
elfutils
lsb-cxx
pdksh
libstdc++5
ia32-libs
ksh
lesstif2
alien
gcc
gawk
binutils
gawk
x11-utils
rpm
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lsb-rpm
libmotif3
lesstif2
openssh-server

The Oracle installation expects certain utilities and libraries in different locations:
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-s /usr/bin/basename /bin/basename
-sf /bin/bash /bin/sh
-s /usr/bin/rpm /bin/rpm
-s /usr/bin/awk /bin/awk
-s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc_nonshared.a /usr/lib64/
-s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread_nonshared.a /usr/lib64/
-s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6 /usr/lib64/
-s /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgcc_s.so.1 /lib64
-s /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libpthread_nonshared.a /usr/lib/libpthread_nonshared.a

Create a kernel parameter file:

Code:
sudo cat - >> /etc/sysctl.d/60-oracle.conf

(then cut & paste the following)

Code:

# Oracle 11gR2 kernel parameters

fs.aio-max-nr=1048576
fs.file-max=6815744
net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range=9000 65500
net.core.rmem_default=262144
net.core.rmem_max=4194304
net.core.wmem_default=262144

net.core.wmem_max=1048586
kernel.sem=250 32000 100 128
kernel.shmmax=2147483648

(then press Ctrl-d to write the file)

Note: kernel.shmmax = max possible value, e.g. size of physical RAM.
Verify:
Code:

sudo cat /etc/sysctl.d/60-oracle.conf

Load new kernel parameters:

Code:
sudo service procps start

Verify:
Code:

sudo sysctl -q fs.aio-max-nr

-> fs.aio-max-nr = 1048576

Oracle Account and Directories:

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groupadd oinstall
groupadd dba
useradd -m -g oinstall -G dba oracle
usermod -s /bin/bash oracle
passwd oracle
groupadd nobody
usermod -g nobody nobody

Verify:
Code:
sudo id oracle
-> uid=1001(oracle) gid=1001(oinstall) groups=1001(oinstall),1002(dba)

Create Oracle Directories, i.e.: /u01/app for Oracle software and /u02/oradata for database files:
Code:
sudo mkdir -p /u01/app/oracle
sudo mkdir -p /u01/app/oraInventory
sudo mkdir -p /u02/oradata
sudo chown oracle:oinstall /u01/app/oracle
sudo chown oracle:oinstall /u01/app/oraInventory
sudo chown oracle:oinstall /u02/oradata
sudo chmod 750 /u01/app/oracle
sudo chmod 750 /u01/app/oraInventory
sudo chmod 750 /u02/oradata
sudo -s
mkdir /etc/rc.d
for i in 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 S ; do ln -s /etc/rc$i.d /etc/rc.d/rc$i.d ; done
exit

Allow the Oracle user to use the "sudo" command:

Code:

sudo usermod -G admin oracle

Modify Oracle account shell limits:

Make a backup of the original file:
Code:
sudo cp /etc/security/limits.conf /etc/security/limits.conf.origina

Code:

sudo cat - >> /etc/security/limits.conf

(then cut & paste the following)

Code:
#Oracle 11gR2 shell limits:
oracle soft nproc 2048
oracle hard nproc 16384
oracle soft nofile 1024
oracle hard nofile 65536

(then press Ctrl-d to write the file)

Verify:
Code:

sudo cat /etc/security/limits.conf

Add the following line to the /etc/pam.d/login file:

Code:
session required pam_limits.so

Use an editor like vi or gedit and add the following to /etc/profile:

Code:

if [ "$USER" = oracle ]; then

if [ $SHELL = "/bin/ksh" ]; then
ulimit -p 16384
ulimit -n 65536
else
ulimit -u 16384 -n 65536
fi
fi

ORA-00845: MEMORY_TARGET
Oracle 11gR2 under Ubuntu 11.10 will result in "ORA-00845: MEMORY_TARGET not support on this system"
either at Oracle database startup or during the initial installation. Ubuntu 11.10 uses a new version of the
"systemd" system and session manager and has migrated away from /dev/shm and other common directories in
favor of /run.
There are several ways how to address the problem. You can either enable /dev/shm shared memory, or change
the default memory management of Oracle 11g from AMM (Automatic Memory Management) to ASMM
(Automatic Shared Memory Management) as it was in used the previous 10g version. Since AMM is one of the
new features of 11g, the following will show you how to make to make AMM work.
Login as root:
Code:

sudo su -

Cut & paste the following into the command prompt (not a text editor):

Code:
cat > /etc/init.d/oracle-shm <<-EOF
#! /bin/sh
# /etc/init.d/oracle-shm
#
#
case "\$1" in
start)
echo "Starting script /etc/init.d/oracle-shm"
# Run only once at system startup
if [ -e /dev/shm/.oracle-shm ]; then
echo "/dev/shm is already mounted, nothing to do"
else
rm -f /dev/shm
mkdir /dev/shm
mount -B /run/shm /dev/shm
touch /dev/shm/.oracle-shm
fi
;;
stop)
echo "Stopping script /etc/init.d/oracle-shm"
echo "Nothing to do"
;;
*)
echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/oracle-shm {start|stop}"
exit 1
;;
esac
#
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides:
oracle-shm
# Required-Start:
$remote_fs $syslog
# Required-Stop:
$remote_fs $syslog
# Default-Start:
2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop:
0 1 6
# Short-Description: Bind /run/shm to /dev/shm at system startup.
# Description:
Fix to allow Oracle 11g use AMM.
### END INIT INFO
EOF

Install the oracle-shm init script:

Code:
chmod 755 /etc/init.d/oracle-shm
update-rc.d oracle-shm defaults 01 99

Restart the system and verify the success:

Code:
sudo cat /etc/mtab | grep shm
->none /run/shm tmpfs rw,nosuid,nodev 0 0
->/run/shm /dev/shm none rw,bind 0 0

The Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) requires X-windows. There are two fundamentally different ways to
open a GUI application:
- Remote Session
- Server Console
VNC/Remote Desktop:
- Shares the screen of the Server Console.
- Applications are using the X-server on the server.

SSH with X-forwarding:

- Applications use the the X-server running on your client's desktop.
Using SSH with X-Forwarding:
Code:
ssh -X oracle@your_server_ip_address

Or use VNC using an SSH tunnel:

Code:

ssh -A -L 5902:localhost:5902 oracle@your_server_ip_address

Then open a VNC session to localhost:5902.

Intiates Oracle 11gR2 installation:
Code:
./runInstaller -ignoreSysPrereqs

Errors during installation:

3 Errors will occur during installation ( at the linking process ), in order to make them correct below changes
must be done on various make files and then click on retry:
vi $ORACLE_HOME/sysman/lib/ins_emagent.mk:
Code:

LDFLAGS=-Wl,--copy-dt-needed-entries -o $@ $(LDPATHFLAG)$(LIBHOME) $(LDPATHFLAG)$

(PRODLIBHOME) $(LDPATHFLAG)$(LIBHOME)stubs/ $(LDFLAGS_ARCH) $(LDARCH_FLAGS)
replace:
$(SYSMANBIN)emdctl:
$(MK_EMAGENT_NMECTL)
with:
$(SYSMANBIN)emdctl:
$(MK_EMAGENT_NMECTL) -lnnz11

vi $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/lib/env_rdbms.mk
Code:
ORACLE_LINKER=$(ADE_DEL_FILE_CMD) $(PURECMDS) gcc -Wl,--no-as-needed $(OLAPPRELINKOPTS) $
(LDFLAGS) $(COMPSOBJS)
replace:
KFED_LINKLINE=$(LINK) $(S0MAIN) $(SSKFEDED) $(SKFEDPT)
with:

KFED_LINKLINE=$(LINK) $(S0MAIN) -Wl,--no-as-needed $(SSKFEDED) $(SKFEDPT)

replace:

KFOD_LINKLINE=$(LINK) $(S0MAIN) $(SSKFODED) $(SKFODPT) $(KFODOBJ) \

with:
KFOD_LINKLINE=$(LINK) $(S0MAIN) -Wl,--no-as-needed $(SSKFODED) $(SKFODPT) \
replace:
KFNDG_LINKLINE=$(LINK) $(S0MAIN) $(SSKFNDGED) $(SKFNDGPT) $(KFNDGOBJ) \

with:
KFNDG_LINKLINE=$(LINK) $(S0MAIN) -Wl,--no-as-needed $(SSKFNDGED) $(SKFNDGPT) $(KFNDGOBJ) \
replace:
AMDU_LINKLINE=$(LINK) $(S0MAIN) $(SSKFMUED) $(SKFMUPT) \
with:
AMDU_LINKLINE=$(LINK) $(S0MAIN) -Wl,--no-as-needed $(SSKFMUED) $(SKFMUPT) \
replace
ORACLE_KERNEL_LIBS=$(LLIBSKGTR) $(LLIBPERFSRV) $(NAETTOBJS) $(CONFIG)\
$(SPOBJS) $(LLIBSERVER) $(LLIBODM) $(LLIBSAGE) \
with
ORACLE_KERNEL_LIBS=$(LLIBSKGTR) $(LLIBPERFSRV) $(NAETTOBJS) $(CONFIG)\
$(SPOBJS) -Wl,--no-as-needed $(LLIBSERVER) $(LLIBODM) $(LLIBSAGE) \

vi $ORACLE_HOME/bin/genorasdksh
Code:

LD="gcc -Wl,--no-as-needed -shared -Wl,-relax ${LDOBJSZ} -L$OLIB -L$OLIB/stubs"

replace
$LD $LD_RUNTIME $LD_OPT $LD_OUT $LD_SELF_CONTAINED $BASE_LIB \
with
$LD $LD_RUNTIME -Wl,--no-as-needed $LD_OPT $LD_OUT $LD_SELF_CONTAINED $BASE_LIB \

vi $ORACLE_HOME/srvm/lib/env_srvm.mk
Insert at line 90:
Code:
PRODUCT=srvm

vi $ORACLE_HOME/srvm/lib/ins_srvm.mk
Code:

GETCRSHOME_LINKLINE=$(LINK) $(LDPATHFLAG)$(RDBMSLIB) $(CDEBUG) $(OPT) $(GETCRSHOME_OBJ1) \

-Wl,--start-group $(OCRLIBS_DEFAULT) -Wl,--end-group $(OCRLIBS_DEFAULT) $
(LLIBCLNTSH) $(LINKLDLIBS)

vi $ORACLE_HOME/network/lib/env_network.mk
Code:
TNSLSNR_LINKLINE=$(LINK) $(TNSLSNR_OFILES) $(LINKTTLIBS) -Wl,--no-as-needed $(LLIBONS) \
$(LOCALNETLIBS) $(MATHLIB) $(TNSLSNR_THREADLIB)

Or you can simply download my files from link below and replace the files:
https://rapidshare.com/files/1834029...e_Files.tar.gz
Creating startup/init script:
Update the following script in /etc/init.d/oracledb:
Code:
#!/bin/bash
#
# /etc/init.d/oracledb
#

# Run-level Startup script for the Oracle Listener and Instances

# It relies on the information on /etc/oratab
export
export
export
export

ORACLE_BASE=/u01/app/oracle
ORACLE_HOME=/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1
ORACLE_OWNR=oracle
PATH=$PATH:$ORACLE_HOME/bin

if [ ! -f $ORACLE_HOME/bin/dbstart -o ! -d $ORACLE_HOME ]
then
echo "Oracle startup: cannot start"
exit 1
fi
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"
su $ORACLE_OWNR -c "$ORACLE_HOME/bin/emctl start dbconsole"
touch /var/lock/oracle
echo "OK"
;;
stop)
# Oracle listener and instance shutdown
echo -n "Shutdown Oracle: "
su $ORACLE_OWNR -c "$ORACLE_HOME/bin/emctl stop dbconsole"
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: `basename $0` start|stop|restart|reload"
exit 1
esac
exit 0

Run the following commands as a root:

Code:

chmod a+x /etc/init.d/oracledb

update-rc.d oracledb defaults 99

To make the Oracle start at the system boot in /etc/oratab change the 'N' on orcl line to Y as follows:
Code:

orcl:/home/mehrdad/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1:Y