Install SQL Developer on LINUX

How to Install SQL Developer on LINUX

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0. Linux Version
1. Download SQL Developer
2. Download Latest JDK version
3. Check JDK version, minimum JDK version 8
4. Update JDK
5. Install SQL developer
6. Invoke SQL Developer
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0. Linux Version

[root@rac1 ~]# cat /etc/redhat-release
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.8 (Santiago)
[root@rac1 ~]#


1. Download SQL Developer


2. Download Latest JDK version


3. Check JDK version, minimum JDK version 8

[oracle@rac1 ~]$ java -version
java version "1.7.0_101"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (rhel-2.6.6.4.0.1.el6_8-x86_64 u101-b00)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.95-b01, mixed mode)
[oracle@rac1 ~]$


4. Update JDK

[root@rac1 tmp]# ls -ltr jdk-8u181-linux-x64.rpm
-rw-r--r--. 1 oracle dba 170023183 Aug 29 13:10 jdk-8u181-linux-x64.rpm
[root@rac1 tmp]# rpm -Uvh jdk-8u181-linux-x64.rpm
Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]
   1:jdk1.8                 ########################################### [100%]
Unpacking JAR files...
        tools.jar...
        plugin.jar...
        javaws.jar...
        deploy.jar...
        rt.jar...
        jsse.jar...
        charsets.jar...
        localedata.jar...
[root@rac1 tmp]#

[root@rac1 tmp]# java -version
java version "1.8.0_181"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_181-b13)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.181-b13, mixed mode)
[root@rac1 tmp]#


5. Install SQL developer

[root@rac1 tmp]# ls -ltr sqldeveloper-18.2.0.183.1748-1.noarch.rpm
-rw-r--r--. 1 oracle dba 354767816 Aug 29 13:23 sqldeveloper-18.2.0.183.1748-1.noarch.rpm
[root@rac1 tmp]#

[root@rac1 tmp]# rpm -Uvh sqldeveloper-18.2.0.183.1748-1.noarch.rpm
Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]
   1:sqldeveloper           ########################################### [100%]
[root@rac1 tmp]#


6. Invoke SQL Developer as user oracle

[oracle@rac1 ~]$ sqldeveloper

 Oracle SQL Developer
 Copyright (c) 2005, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

Type the full pathname of a JDK installation (or Ctrl-C to quit), the path will be stored in /home/oracle/.sqldeveloper/18.2.0/product.conf
/usr/java/jdk1.8.0_181-amd64


That’s All !!!

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Thank you,
Rajasekhar Amudala
Email: br8dba@gmail.com