Demo Oracle Database + Oracle Linux + macOS UTM QEMU

Demonstration of:

• Oracle Database 19c Aarch64

• Oracle Linux 8 Aarch64

• macOS UTM QEMU emulator on macOS 14.1 Arm M1

Feedback welcome.

Download Oracle Linux

Oracle Linux 8 R8 U9 Aarch64 DVD ISO is a full installation disk image. It can work with system emulators and virtual machine hosts.

Download Oracle Linux R8 U9 Aarch64 DVD ISO.

Download macOS UTM QEMU

UTM is a user-friendly full-featured system emulator and virtual machine host for iOS and macOS. UTM enables you to run Windows, Linux, and more on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad. UTM is based on QEMU.

Download macOS UTM QEMU.

Create VM

Launch UTM.

Welcome

• Choose "Create a New Virtual Machine".

Start

• Choose "Virtualize".

Operating System

• Choose the Custom area "Other".

Other

• Tap "Browse" then find file "OracleLinux-R8-U9-aarch64-dvd.iso".

Hardware

• Memory: 8192 (or whatever you prefer)

• CPU Cores: 2 (or whatever you prefer)

Storage

• 64 GB (or whatever you prefer)

Shared Directory

• Leave blank (or set it if you prefer)

Summary

• Click "Save".

Play

• Click the play icon.

Install

• Choose "Install Oracle Linux 8.9.0"

Configure VM

Install

Choose the language and locale:

• Choose English and United States (or whatever you prefer).

Installation Summary

The next steps below will configure these:

1. Installation Destination

2. Network & Host Name

3. Create Root

4. Create User

Installation Destination

Network & Host Name

Create Root

Create root account:

• Check the box to create a root account.

• Set the password to "changeme123XYZ!" (or whatever you prefer).

• Click "Done".

Create User

Create user account:

• Check the box to create a user account.

• Set the username to "user" (or whatever you want).

• Set the password to "changeme123XYZ!" (or whatever you prefer).

• Click "Done".

Begin Installation

Eventually you should see a progress bar with the setup process.

Installation Progress Copmlete

After the setup, you should see a message such as "Oracle Linux installation is successful".

• Click the button "Reboot System".

Eject & Reboot

You should see the Grub prompt with the Oracle Linux DVD ISO options.

• Eject the ISO by clicking the top right area icon that looks like a CD or DVD, with the tool tip "Drive image options".

• Type "c" to get a command prompt.

• Type reboot then press return.

Initial Setup

License Information

After the reboot:

1. You should see a license choice.

2. Accept the license.

3. Click "FINISH CONFIGURATION".

License Accepted

Login

Choose User

• You should see a typical Linux login screen.

• Click "user".

Enter User Password

• Enter the user password "changeme123XYZ!" (or whatever you set up earlier).

Welcome

Typing

Privacy

Online Accounts

• Click "Skip" (unless you prefer to set up online accounts here).

Ready To Go

Getting Started

Launch Terminal

Become root

Become root:

sh su

Update

Update the operating system packages:

sh dnf --assumeyes update dnf --assumeyes upgrade dnf --assumeyes autoremove

Install developer release package

Install the Oracle Linux developer release:

sh dnf install -y oraclelinux-developer-release-el8

Choose database version

Search for the most-recent Oracle database preinstall package for aarch64:

sh dnf search oracle-database-preinstall | grep aarch64

As of 2024-01-01, the most-recent result is oracle-database-preinstall-19c.

Install:

sh dnf install -y oracle-database-preinstall-19c

Download database

Oracle Database 19c for Aarch64 is not currently available via dnf. Instead, we download the database as a zip file.

In the VM, launch Firefox and browse:
https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/oracle-database-software-downloads.html#db_free

As of 2024-01-01, the most-recent result is LINUX.ARM64_1919000_db_home.zip.

Download it.

Move it to the conventional place:

sh mv LINUX.ARM64_1919000_db_home.zip /tmp/db_home.zip

Make directories

Make directories, set ownerships, and set permissions as per Oracle Database 19c installation guide:

sh mkdir -p /u01/app/oracle mkdir -p /u01/app/oraInventory chown -R oracle:oinstall /u01/app/oracle chown -R oracle:oinstall /u01/app/oraInventory chmod -R 775 /u01/app

Configure Oracle user

Set a password for the oracle user, so we can sign in later:

sh passwd oracle

Set the password to whatever you prefer.

Oracle user

The installation process requires X11 and Xdisplay.

The easiest way of making this work well is to become the correct user:

1. Sign out of the root user.

2. Sign in as the oracle user.

Run:

sh mkdir -p /u01/app/oracle/product/19.19/dbhome_1 cd /u01/app/oracle/product/19.0.0/dbhome_1 unzip /tmp/db_home.zip ./runInstaller

Oracle Database 19c installer

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Success

Oracle Database is now successfully installed.

To access it:
https://localhost:5500/em