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Summary: this tutorial shows you step by step how to install Oracle Database 12c in Windows 10.

Installing Oracle Database

To install Oracle database on your computer, you need to download the installer from the download
page of Oracle website.

After having the installation les which are in ZIP format, you need to extract them into a speci c folder
on your computer.

The following picture shows the structure of the folder of the Oracle installation les after extraction.

Now you need to double-click the setup.exe le to start the installation process. There will be 9 steps
which mostly automatically execute.
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Step 1. The installer asks you to provide your email address to get the latest security issues and
updates. You can ignore it by clicking the Next button

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Because I didn’t provide the email address, the Oracle database installer con rm it, you just need to click
the No button to continue.

Step 2. In step 2, Oracle installer ask you to whether you want to create and con gure a database, install
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database software only or just upgrade an existing database. Because you install the Oracle database
the rst time, choose the option 1 and click the Next button.
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Step 3. The installer allows you to choose the system class. Because you install Oracle on your
computer, not a server, therefore, you choose the rst option: desktop class and click the Next button.

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Step 4. This step allows you to specify the Windows user account to install and con gure Oracle Home
for enhanced security. Choose the third option: “Use Windows Built-in Account”.

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Step 5. in this step you can (1) choose the folder on which Oracle database will be installed, (2) Global
database name and password, (3) pluggable database name.

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Step 6. The installer performs the prerequisite check.

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Step 7. The installer shows you the summary of the information such as global settings, database
information, etc. You need to review the information and click the install button if everything is ne.

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Step 8. The installer starts installing Oracle database. It will take a few minutes to complete, depending
on your computer.

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You will see the Database Con guration Assistant window. Click the Password management… button to
enter the password for Oracle database accounts.

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Enter the password for SYS and SYSTEM accounts and then click OK button.

Step 9. Once installation completes successfully, the installer will inform you as shown in the following
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Connecting to Oracle Database

First, launch the SQL developer application provided by the Oracle Database.

Second, right-click the connections node and choose New Connection … menu item to create a new
connection.

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Third, enter the information that you provided during the installation process as shown in the following
screenshot. Click the Connect button to connect to the Oracle Database.

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SQL developer will display all objects as shown below.

Congratulation! you have installed Oracle Database 12c successfully. Let’s start exploring Oracle.

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Adding an entry to the tnsnames.ora le

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The tnsnames.ora le is typically located in the following directory:

1 C:\app\<user>\product\12.1.0\dbhome_1\network\admin\

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If you follow the above installation steps, then the le is located at the following directory:

1 C:\app\product\12.1.0\dbhome_1\network\admin\

You rst open the tnsnames.ora le using any text editor such as Notepad or Notepad++. Then, you
need to add the following lines at the end of the le:

1 PDBORCL =
2 (DESCRIPTION =
3 (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = localhost)(PORT = 1521))
4 (CONNECT_DATA =
5 (SERVER = DEDICATED)
6 (SERVICE_NAME = pdborcl)
7 )
8 )

After that, you can save the le and close it. It is time to download and load a sample database into the
Oracle Database server.

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