Oracle® Database Express Edition

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Oracle® Database Express Edition

Installation Guide

11g Release 2 (11.2) for Linux x86-64

E18802-03

July 2011

Welcome t o Oracle Database Express Edition Installation Guide for Linux x86-64. This 

guide covers the following topics:

■ Introduction

■ Requirements

■ Licensing Restrictions

■ Installing Oracle Database XE

■ Starting Oracle Database XE

■ Deinstalling Oracle Database XE

■ Importing and Exporting Data between 10.2 XE and 11.2 XE

■ Reporting Security Vulnerabilities

■ Oracle Database XE Character and Language Configurations

■ Globalization Support: Configuring Locale and Character Sets with the NLS_

LANG Parameter

■ Documentation Accessibility

1 Introduction

Oracle Database XE is easy to install. Oracle Database XE provides an Oracle database 

and tools for managing the database. 

Oracle Database XE supports the following development environments:

■ Oracle SQL Developer: Oracle SQL Developer is a graphical version of SQL*Plus 

that gives database developers a convenient way to perform basic tasks. You can 

connect to any target Oracle Database XE schema using standard Oracle database 

authentication. Once connected, you can perform operations on objects in the 

database.

Download and install Oracle SQL Developer from:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/sql-develop

er/overview/index.html

Note: The most up-to-date version of this installation guide is 

available from the Oracle Database Express Edition (Oracle Database 

XE) download page on Oracle Technology Network: 

http://www.oracle.com/pls/xe112/homepage2

■ Oracle Application Express: Oracle Database XE includes Oracle Application 

Express, a rapid web application development tool for the Oracle database. Oracle 

Application Express is enabled by default in Oracle Database XE. 

■ Java: Java is an open-source programing language that is designed for use in the 

distributed environment of the Internet. You can use Oracle JDeveloper, which is a 

free integrated Java development environment with support for the full 

development life cycle.

Download and install Oracle JDeveloper from:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/jdev/overvi

ew/index.html

■ PHP

PHP is an open-source server-side embedded scripting language that is designed 

for Web development. PHP code can be embedded in HTML. You can download 

and install PHP from http://www.php.net.

For more information on Oracle Database XE, see the following: 

■ Oracle Database XE home page on the Oracle Technology Network:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/express-edition/

■ Oracle Database XE Documentation Library: 

Click the appropriate link on the Oracle Database XE home page on the Oracle 

Technology Network; or from the system menus, get to Oracle Database 11g 

Express Edition and select Get Help, then Read Documentation.

■ Discussion forum:

Click the appropriate link on the Oracle Database XE home page on the Oracle 

Technology Network; or from the system menus, get to Oracle Database 11g 

Express Edition and select Get Help, then Go to Online Forum.

2 Requirements

This section covers the following topics:

■ Software Requirements

■ Permission Requirement for Installing Oracle Database XE

2.1 Software Requirements

This section covers the following topics: 

■ System Requirements

■ Swap Space Requirements

■ Server Component Kernel Parameter Requirements

2.1.1 System Requirements

Table 1 provides system requirements for Oracle Database XE. 3

2.1.2 Swap Space Requirements

Minimum swap space required for Oracle Database XE is 2 GB or twice the size of 

RAM, whichever is lesser.

2.1.3 Server Component Kernel Parameter Requirements

The Oracle Database XE installation checks your system for the following kernel 

parameter settings. If the kernel parameters of your system are less than the values 

listed in Table 2, then the installation will modify the kernel parameter setting to use 

the values in this table. 

Table 1 Oracle Database XE Requirements

Requirement Value

Operating system One of the following: 

■ Oracle Enterprise Linux 4 Update 7

■ Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 Update 2

■ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 7

■ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 2

■ SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2

■ SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11

Network protocol The following protocols are supported:

■ IPC

■ Named Pipes

■ SDP

■ TCP/IP

■ TCP/IP with SSL

RAM 256 megabytes minimum, 512 megabytes 

recommended

Disk space 1.5 gigabyte minimum

Packages ■ glibc should be greater than or equal to 

2.3.4-2.41

■ make should be greater than or equal to 3.80

■ binutils should be greater than or equal to 

2.16.91.0.5

■ gcc should be greater than or equal to 4.1.2

■ libaio should be greater than or equal to 

0.3.104

Table 2 Kernel Parameter Settings Required for Oracle Database XE

Kernel Parameter Setting

semmsl 250

semmns 32000

semopm 100

semmni 128

shmmax 42949672954

2.2 Permission Requirement for Installing Oracle Database XE

You must have root permission to install Oracle Database XE. 

3 Licensing Restrictions

This section covers the following topics:

■ Oracle Database XE CPU Limitations

■ Oracle Database XE Installation and Execution Restrictions

■ Oracle Database XE User Data Limitations

■ Oracle Database XE RAM Limitation

■ HTTPS Support

3.1 Oracle Database XE CPU Limitations

If Oracle Database XE is installed on a computer with more than one CPU (including 

dual-core CPUs), then it will consume, at most, processing resources equivalent to one 

CPU. For example, on a computer with two CPUs, if two Oracle database clients try to 

simultaneously execute CPU-intensive queries, then Oracle Database 11g Standard 

Edition, Oracle Database 11g Standard Edition One, or Oracle Database 11g Enterprise 

Edition will use both CPUs to efficiently process the queries. However, with Oracle 

Database XE, the Oracle database will process the queries at the rate of a single CPU 

even if concurrent processing on two CPUs would be faster. To use the full processing 

resources of your computer, upgrade to Oracle Database 11g Standard Edition, Oracle 

Database 11g Standard Edition One, or Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition.

3.2 Oracle Database XE Installation and Execution Restrictions

Only one installation of Oracle Database XE can be performed on a single computer. 

This does not affect any existing installation or new installations of Oracle Database 

11g Standard Edition, Oracle Database 11g Standard Edition One, or Oracle Database 

11g Enterprise Edition. In addition, users can run only one instance of the Oracle 

Database XE database on each individual computer. To run more than one Oracle 

Database server instance or install more than one copy of the database software, 

upgrade to Oracle Database 11g Standard Edition, Oracle Database 11g Standard 

Edition One, or Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition.

shmmni 4096

shmall 2097152

file-max 6815744

VERSION 2.4.21

ip_local_port_range 9000–65500

Table 2 (Cont.) Kernel Parameter Settings Required for Oracle Database XE

Kernel Parameter Setting5

3.3 Oracle Database XE User Data Limitations

The maximum amount of user data in an Oracle Database XE database cannot exceed 

11 gigabytes. If the user data grows beyond this limit, then an ORA-12592 error will 

appear. To use more than 11 gigabytes of user data, upgrade to Oracle Database 11g

Standard Edition, Oracle Database 11g Standard Edition One, or Oracle Database 11g

Enterprise Edition.

3.4 Oracle Database XE RAM Limitation

The maximum amount of RAM that an Oracle Database XE database uses cannot 

exceed 1 gigabyte, even if more is available. Table 1, " Oracle Database XE 

Requirements" provides the minimum and recommended RAM that you should use. 

The exact amount of RAM that Oracle Database XE uses is computed automatically 

using Automatic Memory Management.

To use more than 1 gigabyte of RAM, upgrade to Oracle Database 11g Standard 

Edition, Oracle Database 11g Standard Edition One, or Oracle Database 11g Enterprise 

Edition.

For more information about managing memory, refer to Oracle Database Express Edition 

2 Day DBA.

3.5 HTTPS Support

HTTPS is not supported natively with the HTTP listener built into Oracle Database XE. 

If you want HTTPS support, use an alternative Web listener, such as Apache, that does 

provide HTTPS support, and provide proxies for the URLs provided by Oracle 

Database XE.

For information about managing security in Oracle Database XE, refer to Oracle 

Database Express Edition 2 Day DBA.

4 Installing Oracle Database XE

This section covers the following topics:

■ Procedure for Installing Oracle Database XE

■ Performing a Silent Installation

■ Setting the Oracle Database XE Environment Variables

■ Compiling the Oracle ODBC Driver Demos

■ Making Oracle Database XE Available to Remote Clients

4.1 Procedure for Installing Oracle Database XE

Before attempting to install Oracle Database XE 11.2 uninstall any existing Oracle 

Database XE or database with the SID XE from the target system.

To install Oracle Database XE:

1. Log on to your computer with root permissions. 

2. Go to the following Web site: 

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/express-edition/do

wnloads/index.html6

3. Click Free Download and follow the instructions to select and download the 

Linux version of Oracle Database XE. 

4. Run the Oracle Database XE executable oracle-xe-11.2.0-1.0.x86_64.rpm

to install Oracle Database XE.

# rpm -ivh downloads/oracle-xe-11.2.0-1.0.x86_64.rpm

The installation displays a status of its progress. 

5. When prompted, run the following command:

# /etc/init.d/oracle-xe configure

6. Enter the following configuration information: 

■ A valid HTTP port for the Oracle Application Express (the default is 8080)

■ A valid port for the Oracle database listener (the default is 1521)

■ A password for the SYS and SYSTEM administrative user accounts

■ Confirm password for SYS and SYSTEM administrative user accounts

■ Whether you want the database to start automatically when the computer 

starts (next reboot)

This completes configuration. The database starts during the boot process.

To start the database manually, run this command as root user:

# /etc/init.d/oracle-xe start

To stop the database manually, run the following command as root user:

# /etc/init.d/oracle-xe stop

4.2 Performing a Silent Installation

The response file xe.rsp is shipped along with the Oracle Database XE executable 

.rpm file. 

To perform a silent installation: 

1. After downloading the installation executable (described under "Procedure for 

Installing Oracle Database XE" on page 5), prepare the response file xe.rsp that 

contains settings for the following values: 

■ ORACLE_LISTENER_PORT: A valid listener numeric port value, so that you 

can connect to Oracle Database XE

■ ORACLE_HTTP_PORT: A valid HTTP port numeric value for Oracle 

Application Express

Note: The password for the INTERNAL and ADMIN Oracle 

Application Express user accounts is initially the same as the SYS and 

SYSTEM administrative user accounts.

Note: You can find the database creation logs in $ORACLE_

HOME/config/log/*. 7

■ ORACLE_PASSWORD: A password value for the SYS and SYSTEM

administrative user accounts

■ ORACLE_CONFIRM_PASSWORD: The SYS and SYSTEM password value again, 

to confirm it

■ ORACLE_DBENABLE: Yes (y) or no (n), to specify whether you want to start 

Oracle Database XE automatically when the computer starts

The default values are populated for ORACLE_LISTENER_PORT, ORACLE_HTTP_

PORT, and ORACLE_DBENABLE in the response file.

2. Create a wrapper shell script to perform the silent installation. 

It should contain commands similar to the following:

#!/bin/bash

rpm -ivh  /downloads/oracle-xe-11.2.0-1.0.x86_64 > /xe_logs/XEsilentinstall.log

/etc/init.d/oracle-xe configure responseFIle=<location of xe.rsp> >> /xe_

logs/XEsilentinstall.log

3. Run the wrapper script as the root user. 

For details of the installation, see the XEsilentinstall.log file. 

After you complete the silent installation, set the Oracle Database XE environment 

variables, which is described in Section 4.3, "Setting the Oracle Database XE 

Environment Variables". 

4.3 Setting the Oracle Database XE Environment Variables

After you have installed and configured Oracle Database XE, users must set their 

environment before they use Oracle Database XE. They do not need to log on with root 

permissions to do so. Oracle Database XE provides a script that sets the necessary 

environment variables. 

Follow these steps: 

1. Go to the following directory: 

/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/xe/bin

2. Look for the following scripts:

■ oracle_env.csh (for C or tcsh shell)

■ oracle_env.sh (for Bourne, Bash, or Korn shell)

3. Run the appropriate script for your shell. For example: 

■ Bourne, Bash, or Korn shell: 

$ . ./oracle_env.sh

■ C or tcsh shell: 

% source oracle_env.csh

Note: You can find the database creation logs in $ORACLE_

HOME/config/log/*. 8

You may also want edit your login or profile files so that these environment variables 

are set properly each time you log in or open a new shell.

For Bourne, Bash, or Korn shell, enter the following line into the .bash_profile (to 

log in) or .bashrc file (to open a new shell): 

. /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/xe/bin/oracle_env.sh

For C or tcsh shell, enter the following line into the .login file (to log in) or .cshrc

file (to open a new shell):

source /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/xe/bin/oracle_env.csh

4.4 Making Oracle Database XE Available to Remote Clients

After you install Oracle Database XE, the Get Started With Oracle Database 11g 

Express Edition home page is only available from the local server, not remotely. 

To use the SQL Command Line, follow these steps: 

1. Start SQL*Plus and log in as SYSTEM:

$ sqlplus system

Enter password: SYSTEM_password

Or, if you are logging in remotely:

$ sqlplus system@xe_server_host_name

Enter password: SYSTEM_password

2. At the SQL prompt, enter the following command:

SQL> EXEC DBMS_XDB.SETLISTENERLOCALACCESS(FALSE);

4.5 Compiling the Oracle ODBC Driver Demos

If you plan to compile and run the Oracle ODBC Driver demos, then follow these 

steps: 

1. If you do not have unixODBC DriverManager installed, then download it from the 

following Web site:

http://www.unixodbc.org/

2. Set the ODBCDM_HOME environment variable to point to the directory where you 

installed DriverManager. 

3. Run the following make file to compile the Oracle ODBC Driver demos:

make -f demo_xe.mk buildodbcdemo ODBCDM_HOME=DriverManager_location

Security Note: With remote HTTP access to Oracle Database XE, all 

information exchanged between the browser and the database is in 

clear text—that is, unencrypted—including database user names and 

passwords. If this is cause for concern, do not enable remote HTTP 

connection to the database.9

5 Starting Oracle Database XE

After you have installed Oracle Database XE, the database is up and running and you 

can begin using it right away, as follows:

1. If the database is currently stopped, start it as follows: click the Main menu (on 

Gnome) or the Applications menu (on KDE), then Oracle Database 11g Express 

Edition, and then click Start Database.

2. Go to the Main menu (on Gnome) or the Applications menu (on KDE), then 

Oracle Database 11g Express Edition, and then click Run SQL Command Line. 

Connect to the database using the user name SYSTEM, and supply the password 

that you created during configuration.

3. To begin learning about Oracle Database XE, use the OracleDatabase XE 

Documentation.

To access the Oracle Database XE Documentation, from the Main menu (on 

Gnome) or the Applications menu (on KDE), select Oracle Database 11g Express 

Edition, then Get Help, and then click Read Documentation.

6 Deinstalling Oracle Database XE

When you deinstall Oracle Database XE, all components, including data files, the 

database, and the software, are removed. If you want to save your data files but 

remove the Oracle Database XE software and database, then first export the data by 

using one of the methods described in Oracle Database Express Edition 2 Day DBA

before you deinstall. 

Because the deinstallation process removes all files from the directory in which Oracle 

Database XE is installed, back up any files from the directory (if needed) before you 

deinstall. 

This section covers the following topic:

■ Deinstalling the Oracle Database XE Software

6.1 Deinstalling the Oracle Database XE Software

Follow these steps:

1. Log on with root privileges.

2. Run the following command to deinstall Oracle Database XE:

# rpm -e oracle-xe

7 Importing and Exporting Data between 10.2 XE and 11.2 XE

To import and export data between 10.2 XE and 11.2 XE, perform the following steps:

1. Copy the gen_inst.sql  file from the upgrade directory of 11.2 XE shiphome to 

your local directory.

Note: To use Oracle Database XE, your user id must be a member of 

Linux group dba.10

2. Connect to 10.2 XE database as SYS user and run gen_inst.sql. This will 

generate install.sql, gen_apps.sql and other  .sql files. The files will be 

generated in the folder containing gen_inst.sql.

SQL> @<local_dir>/gen_inst.sql

where local_dir is the local directory where gen_inst.sql is copied

3. To export the data from 10.2 XE database, perform the following steps:

a. Connect to 10.2 XE database as SYS user.

b. Create a dump folder dump_folder  on the local file system.

c. Create directory object DUMP_DIR with READ and WRITE privilege to SYSTEM

user.

SQL> CREATE DIRECTORY DUMP_DIR AS '/<dump_folder>';

SQL>GRANT read, write ON DIRECTORY DUMP_DIR TO system;

d. Export data from 10.2 XE database to the dump folder.

expdp system/system_password full=Y 

       EXCLUDE=SCHEMA:\"LIKE \'APEX_%\'\",SCHEMA:\"LIKE \'FLOWS_%\'\" 

       directory=DUMP_DIR dumpfile=DB10G.dmp logfile=expdpDB10G.log

expdp system/system_password TABLES=FLOWS_FILES.WWV_FLOW_FILE_OBJECTS$ 

       directory=DUMP_DIR dumpfile=DB10G2.dmp logfile=expdpDB10G2.log

4. Deinstall 10.2 XE if installation of 11.2 XE is planned on the same system.

5. Install 11.2 XE database. For more information see Section 4, "Installing Oracle 

Database XE".

6. To import data to the 11.2 XE database, perform the following steps:

a. Connect to 11.2 XE database as SYS user.

b. Create directory object DUMP_DIR with READ and WRITE privilege to SYSTEM

user.

SQL> CREATE DIRECTORY DUMP_DIR AS '/<dump_folder>';

SQL>GRANT read, write ON DIRECTORY DUMP_DIR TO system;

c. Import data to 11.2 XE database from the dump folder.

impdp  system/system_password full=Y directory=DUMP_DIR 

      dumpfile=DB10G.dmp logfile=expdpDB10G1.log

impdp  system/system_password directory=DUMP_DIR 

      TABLE_EXISTS_ACTION=APPEND  TABLES=FLOWS_FILES.WWV_FLOW_FILE_OBJECTS$ 

dumpfile=DB10G2.dmp logfile=expdpDB10G1b.log

7. Connect to 11.2 XE database as SYS user and run the script install.sql, which 

was generated in Step 2. This will trigger the execution of ws.sql, gen._

apps.sql, and other .sql files.

Note: Do not copy the gen_inst.sql file into the 10.2 XE home 

directory if you plan to install XE 11.2 on the same system. All 

generated files get deleted if XE 10.2 is uninstalled.11

8 Reporting Security Vulnerabilities

If you find any security vulnerabilities with Oracle Database XE, then send a 

description of the problem to Oracle at the following e-mail address:

[e-mail] 

Include the following information in your e-mail: 

■ A complete description of the problem you encountered

■ The version of Oracle Database XE you were using

■ The platform on which you were running Oracle Database XE

■ Any scripts or examples that may be helpful in tracking down the security 

problem

For more information on how Oracle handles security issues, visit:

http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/index.html

9 Oracle Database XE Character and Language Configurations

Oracle Database XE is available only in Universal multi-language character set and 

language configuration: 

■ The database is created using Unicode(AL32UTF8) character set, which is suitable 

for global data in any language.

■ Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, and Simplified Chinese language message files are 

installed in ORACLE_HOME.

■ The Oracle Application Express user interface and database error messages are 

available in English, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, and Simplified Chinese.

"Globalization Support: Configuring Locale and Character Sets with the NLS_LANG 

Parameter" on page 11 provides additional character and language information.

10 Globalization Support: Configuring Locale and Character 

Sets with the NLS_LANG Parameter

This section explains how to configure globalization settings for Oracle Database XE. It 

covers the following topics:

■ About the NLS_LANG Parameter

■ Default Values for NLS_LANG

■ Supported Character Sets

■ Charmap and Oracle Character Set

10.1 About the NLS_LANG Parameter

Oracle provides globalization support that enables users to interact with a database in 

their preferred locale and character set settings. Setting the NLS_LANG environment 

variable specifies locale behavior for Oracle software. It sets the language and territory 

used by the client application and the database server. It also sets the character set for 

entering and displaying data by a client program, such as SQL*Plus.

The NLS_LANG parameter uses the following format:12

NLS_LANG = LANGUAGE_TERRITORY.CHARACTER_SET

This format is explained in the following table:

Oracle Database Globalization Support Guide provides information about the NLS_LANG

parameter and Globalization Support initialization parameters. 

10.2 Default Values for NLS_LANG

The locale setting of your Linux session affects how you should set your NLS_LANG

parameter. Table 3 lists the different Linux languages and their default locale IDs, 

together with the corresponding NLS_LANG values.

Parameter Description

LANGUAGE Specifies the language for displaying product messages, day 

names, and month names in SQL.

Oracle Database Globalization Support Guide provides more 

information about languages. 

TERRITORY Specifies the cultural-specific conventions for date, number, time, 

and monetary formatting.

Oracle Database Globalization Support Guide provides more 

information about territory conventions.

CHARACTER_SET Specifies the encoding used by the client application, which is 

usually the character set of the source data being processed, and 

the character set used in displaying the output.

"Supported Character Sets" on page 13 provides a list of supported 

character sets.

Table 3 NLS_LANG Parameter Values for Linux Locales

Language Locale ID NLS_LANG

English 

(American)

en_US.UTF-8 AMERICAN_AMERICA.AL32UTF8

English 

(American)

en_US.ISO-8859-1 AMERICAN_AMERICA.WE8ISO8859P1

English 

(American)

en_US.ISO-8859-15 AMERICAN_AMERICA.WE8ISO8859P15

English 

(Australian)

en_AU.UTF-8 ENGLISH_AUSTRALIA.AL32UTF8

English 

(Australian)

en_AU.ISO-8859-1 ENGLISH_AUSTRALIA.WE8ISO8859P1

English 

(Australian)

en_AU.ISO-8859-15 ENGLISH_AUSTRALIA.WE8ISO8859P15

English 

(British)

en_GB.UTF-8 ENGLISH_UNITED KINGDOM.AL32UTF8

English 

(British)

en_GB.ISO-8859-1 ENGLISH_UNITED KINGDOM.WE8ISO8859P1

English 

(British)

en_GB.ISO-8859-15 ENGLISH_UNITED KINGDOM.WE8ISO8859P15

English 

(Ireland)

en_IE.UTF-8 ENGLISH_IRELAND.AL32UTF813

10.3 Supported Character Sets

Table 4 lists the supported character sets in Oracle Database XE.

The character set AL16UTF16 can be used only as an NCHAR character set, and not as a 

database character set.

10.4 Charmap and Oracle Character Set

The character set mapping (charmap) of the locale ID assigned for each language may 

vary depending on the distribution and version of the Linux operating system. To 

determine the current character mapping, enter the following command in a shell:

% locale charmap

UTF-8

Table 5 lists each charmap with its corresponding Oracle character set. In general, you 

should update the CHARACTER_SET part of the NLS_LANG parameter according to the 

actual charmap of your Linux session. 

English 

(Ireland)

en_IE.ISO-8859-1 ENGLISH_IRELAND.WE8ISO8859P1

English 

(Ireland)

en_IE.ISO-8859-15 ENGLISH_IRELAND.WE8ISO8859P15

Portuguese 

(Brazilian)

pt_BR.UTF-8 BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE_BRAZIL.AL32UTF8

Portuguese 

(Brazilian)

pt_BR.ISO-8859-1 BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE_

BRAZIL.WE8ISO8859P1

Portuguese 

(Brazilian)

pt_BR.ISO-8859-15 BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE_

BRAZIL.WE8ISO8859P15

Japanese ja_JP.EUC-JP JAPANESE_JAPAN.JA16EUC

Japanese ja_JP.UTF-8 JAPANESE_JAPAN.AL32UTF8

Chinese 

(simplified)

zh_CN.GB18030 SIMPLIFIED CHINESE_CHINA.ZHS32GB18030

Chinese 

(simplified)

zh_CN.UTF-8 SIMPLIFIED CHINESE_CHINA.AL32UTF8

Chinese 

(traditional)

zh_TW.BIG5 TRADITIONAL CHINESE_TAIWAN.ZHT16BIG5

Chinese 

(traditional)

zh_TW.UTF-8 TRADITIONAL CHINESE_TAIWAN.AL32UTF8

Table 4 Supported Universal Character Sets

Name Description

AL16UTF16 Unicode 4.0 UTF-16 Universal character set

AL32UTF8 Unicode 4.0 UTF-8 Universal character set

UTF8 Unicode 3.0 UTF-8 Universal character set, CESU-8 compliant

Table 3 (Cont.) NLS_LANG Parameter Values for Linux Locales

Language Locale ID NLS_LANG14

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Table 5 Mapping charmap to Oracle Character Set

Locale charmap Oracle Character Set

UTF-8 AL32UTF8

ISO-8859-1 WE8ISO8859P1

ISO-8859-2 EE8ISO8859P2

ISO-8859-3 SE8ISO8859P3

ISO-8859-4 NEE8ISO8859P4

ISO-8859-5 CL8ISO8859P5

ISO-8859-6 AR8ISO8859P6

ISO-8859-7 EL8ISO8859P7

ISO-8859-8 IW8ISO8859P8

ISO-8859-9 WE8ISO8859P9

ISO-8859-13 BLT8ISO8859P13

ISO-8859-14 CEL8ISO8859P14

ISO-8859-15 WE8ISO8859P15

BIG5 ZHT16BIG5

BIG5-HKSCS ZHT16HKSCS

CP1251 CL8MSWIN1251

CP1255 IW8MSWIN1255

EUC-JP JA16EUC

EUC-KR KO16KSC5601

EUC-TW ZHT32EUC

GB18030 ZHS32GB18030

GB2312 ZHS16CGB231280

GBK ZHS16GBK

TIS-620 TH8TISASCII15

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