Download Oracle 11.2 0.4 For Linux X86-64 File

Cause: Oracle throttles OTN traffic.
Fix: Download during off-peak hours (late night UTC). Use a download manager like aria2 with 4+ connections.

You navigate to support.oracle.com. The grey login screen stares back like the gates of a fortress. You enter your credentials. download oracle 11.2 0.4 for linux x86-64

You check the boxes for the files.

(The other files are for Grid Infrastructure and clients, but for a standard database installation, files 1 and 2 are the treasure you seek.) Cause: Oracle throttles OTN traffic

You click Download. The progress bar appears. It is slow. This is an old king of databases, heavy with history. You wait. (The other files are for Grid Infrastructure and