Oracle Database 11g Release 2 - 11.2 0.4 Download

If you are a developer or student without an Oracle Support contract, you cannot legally download 11.2.0.4 from Oracle directly. However, you can use Oracle's official VirtualBox Appliances.

Oracle provides pre-built Developer Days VMs. Search for: "Oracle Database 11g Release 2 Developer Day VM". These are legal, free, and come with 11.2.0.4 pre-installed on Oracle Linux.

Since 11.2.0.4 is a patchset (not a base installer), you must first download the base release (11.2.0.1) and then apply the 11.2.0.4 patchset. To find the patchset:

Alternatively, if you are a customer with support access, navigate to My Oracle Support (MOS) and search for Patch ID 13390677 (the master patch for 11.2.0.4 for Linux x86-64). oracle database 11g release 2 11.2 0.4 download

Oracle provides MD5 checksums on the download page. After downloading, verify the checksum to ensure no corruption:

On Linux:

md5sum linuxx64_11gR2_database_1of2.zip

On Windows (PowerShell):

Get-FileHash linuxx64_11gR2_database_1of2.zip -Algorithm MD5

If the checksum matches, you are ready to install.

Note: Exact filenames vary by Oracle packaging and archive; search by “Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.4) download” on Oracle site after signing in.

Oracle Database 11.2.0.4 has known, unpatched vulnerabilities if you are not paying for Extended Support. Hackers actively scan for unpatched 11g databases to exploit: If you are a developer or student without

If you must run 11.2.0.4 in production:

For development or learning, disable all network services except the listener on localhost.