Oracle 23c : Download and Install on Windows 10

As we have discussed features and release details of Oracle 23c, in the previous article, now we are going to install and make our hands dirty with Oracle database 23c on a virtual machine, Oracle has provided 23c in the form of a Virtual machine

Details and requirements for installation can be found on the Oracle website provided below 

https://www.oracle.com/database/technologies/databaseappdev-vm.html

This is only for testing purposes and should not be used for production deployments

Before the actual download of Oracle 23c, download and install the Oracle VM Virtual box from the link 

https://www.oracle.com/virtualization/technologies/vm/downloads/virtualbox-downloads.html 

You can find a complete article about the installation of the Virtual box here

To download Oracle 23c, click on the below, size is around 6.5G, and it will take a while to complete the download

Once Oracle 23c file is downloaded and Virtual box is installed in the system, Open Oracle VM Virtual Box and follow the below steps 

Click on Import appliance

In the next step, provide the location of Oracle_Database_23c_Free_Developer_Appliance, downloaded earlier

Click on Finish and agree to terms

Wait for the import to be finished

Once the import is completed, you will see below the window, that indicates, the import was successful. 

Now click on START to turn on the VM Box

The below screen show, installation is going on 

Once installation is completed, you will see the below window and readme.txt file which has all connection details 

Open sqlcl to connect to the database using the username and password provided in readme.txt

Similarly, you can use the below method to connect to the container database i.e. CDB

Hurray, we tested the connectivity of Oracle 23, lets try to find out new DBA features