Installing SQL Developer on Linux

Installing SQL Developer on Linux

1. Go to http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/sql-developer/overview/index.html

2. Download Oracle SQL Developer (.rpm files) and JDK and Install it. 

3. JDK will be installed in /usr/java and sqldeveloper in /usr/local/bin. Note down the exact location of JDK

4. Go to sqldeveloper installation location.
cd /usr/local/bin

5. run sqldeveloper.sh file

./sqldeveloper
    - You will be prompted to enter a jdk path. (ie /usr/java/jdk1.7.0_45)
    - SQL Developer will automatically launch once jdk location is provided

6. Set the timezone of sqldeveloper in /opt/sqldeveloper/sqldeveloper/bin/sqldeveloper.conf 

As a last line add

AddVMOption -Duser.timezone="-05:00" (your time zone)

7. Once the Installation is done you can open it from Applications> Programming> SQL Developer