Preparing for installation

The following information describes the tasks you must complete in Linux as the root user before installing Oracle Database 12c.

To avoid installation errors, use the keyboard to type your entries rather than using cut-and-paste for user input.

The Oracle Database 12c server is supported only on 64-bit Linux, and the Oracle Database 12c client is supported on both 64-bit Linux and 32-bit Linux. For more information, see Oracle Database Installation Guide 12c Release 1 (12.1) for Linux.