Run Oracle XE on Ubuntu 24.04 | Generated by AI

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This laptop is running Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS (x86_64), so none of the official packages are a perfect match — but here’s the breakdown:

Option Verdict
Windows 64-bit (.zip) ❌ You’re on Linux, not Windows.
Oracle Linux 8 (.rpm) ✅ Best choice — the RPM is the one you’d want to attempt on Ubuntu.
Pre-install RPM for RHEL 8 ❌ Supplementary package only.

Install the OL8 RPM on Ubuntu — it’s not officially supported, but it’s the most common approach. On this system:

  1. Install alien to convert the .rpm to .deb:

    sudo apt update && sudo apt install alien

  2. Convert and install:

    alien --scripts -d oracle-database-xe-21c-1.0-1.ol8.x86_64.rpm
sudo dpkg -i oracle-database-xe-21c-1.0-1.ol8.x86_64.deb

  3. Run the configuration script:

    sudo /etc/init.d/oracle-xe-21c configure

⚠️ Caveats: This is a community workaround, not officially supported. Expect to manually resolve dependency issues (e.g., libaio1, bc). Some users report better luck with rpm --nodeps + manual link fixes instead of alien.

Run Oracle XE in Docker — avoids OS compatibility headaches entirely:

docker run -d --name oracle21c \
  -p 1521:1521 -p 5500:5500 \
  -e ORACLE_PDB=XE \
  -e ORACLE_PWD=your_password \
  container-registry.oracle.com/database/express:21.3.0-xe

This works cleanly on Ubuntu 24.04 and is much easier to maintain.

Bottom line: If you must install natively, go with the OL8 .rpm and use alien. But I’d recommend Docker instead — it’s the path of least resistance on this system.

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