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Oracle's Instant Client

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Instant Client, a free download from Oracle, allows you to run your applications without installing the standard Oracle client or having an ORACLE_HOME.

Note: Setting up Oracle Instant Client can be challenging and should be performed by advanced users only.

To use Oracle's Instant Client with Database Connectors for Oracle, download the "Basic Lite" and "SQL*Plus" packages from Oracle. Follow Oracle's instructions to install and configure the products and test their connection using SQL*Plus before proceeding to work with Database Connectors.

Once you have completed this process, test the installation.