How to install Oracle 11g on linux without X?

Question

I tried to install Oracle client from http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/enterprise-edition/downloads/112010-linx8664soft-100572.html but some genius makes installer working only in X environment. Any idea how to install on server without X'es?

Answer 1

With a silent mode installation:

Use silent mode to:

• Complete an unattended installation, which you might schedule using operating system utilities such as cron
• Complete several similar installations on multiple systems without user interaction
• Install the software on a system that does not have X Window System software installed on it

I seem to recall you still have to have $DISPLAY set, but you don't need an X-Windows client running.

The client installation guide goes into a lot more detail. (That's the 11gR2 version; the 12cR1 version is similar.