Getting started with Oracle DB 23ai VirtualBox Appliance and Oracle Database 23ai Free on Docker
Oracle has just announced the release of Oracle Database 23ai, the next long-term support release of the industry-leading Oracle Database, on 2nd May 2024. You can find the announcement here . The new release is packed with tons of new features, strongly focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) and developer productivity. In this post, I will show how easy it is to download and install Oracle Database 23ai Free VirtualBox Appliance into local Oracle VM VirtualBox setup. The virtual machine comes pre-configured with : Oracle Linux 8.8 Oracle Database 23ai Free Oracle REST Data Services 24.1.0 Oracle SQLcl 24.1.0 Oracle APEX 23.2 Details can be found here . Prerequisites Download Oracle Virtual Box from here . Now navigate to Installing Oracle Database 23ai Free and download the Oracle_Database_23ai_Free_Developer.ova file. Installation Once you have installed Virtual Box, open the software and click on File > Import Appliance . Cl...