Install Oracle Client In Silent Mode on Linux 8

1. Install preinstall package for Oracle 19c

yum install -y oracle-database-preinstall-19c

2. If you using RHEL8, then retreive RPM's from repository as follows

curl -o oracle-database-preinstall-19c-1.0-2.el8.x86_64.rpm https://yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL8/appstream/x86_64/getPackage/oracle-database-preinstall-19c-1.0-2.el8.x86_64.rpm

yum -y localinstall oracle-database-preinstall-19c-1.0-2.el8.x86_64.rpm

3. Download oracle 19c database software

https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/oracle19c-linux-downloads.html

4. Copy downloaded file to the server and unzip under oracle_home

mkdir /u01/app/oracle/product/19.3.0 -p
cd /u01/app/oracle/product/19.3.0 
unzip ~/LINUX.X64_193000_client.zip

5. Modify Response file as below

/usr1/app/oracle/product/client/response/client_install.rsp

UNIX_GROUP_NAME=oinstall
INVENTORY_LOCATION=/usr1/app/oracle/product/oraInventory
ORACLE_HOME=/usr1/app/oracle/product/19.3.0/
ORACLE_BASE=/usr1/app/oracle/product
oracle.install.client.installType=Administrator

6. To avoid bug '[INS-08101] Unexpected error while executing the action at state: 'supportedOSCheck'' in Oracle 19c on RHEL8

export CV_ASSUME_DISTID=OEL7.8

7. Install DB software as silent mode

./runInstaller -showProgress -silent  -responseFile /usr1/app/oracle/product/19.3.0/client/response/client_install.rsp
Prepare in progress.
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Prepare successful.

Copy files in progress.
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Copy files successful.

Link binaries in progress.
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Link binaries successful.

Setup files in progress.
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Setup files successful.

Setup Inventory in progress.

Setup Inventory successful.

Finish Setup in progress.
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Finish Setup successful.
The installation of Oracle Client 19c was successful.
Please check '/usr1/app/oracle/oraInventory/logs/silentInstall2023-01-20_11-07-59AM.log' for                                                                                                 more details.

Setup Oracle Base in progress.

Setup Oracle Base successful.
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Prepare for configuration steps in progress.

Prepare for configuration steps successful.
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Oracle Client Configuration in progress.

Oracle Client Configuration successful.
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As a root user, execute the following script(s):
        1. /usr1/app/oracle/oraInventory/orainstRoot.sh



Successfully Setup Software with warning(s).
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8. Execute root.sh from root user

/usr1/app/oracle/oraInventory/orainstRoot.sh