
Download and install Oracle VirtualBox 6.1.3 on a Windows host, following the default setup steps. Finish the installation and verify the desktop shows Oracle VirtualBox.
Create a virtual disk image for an Oracle Linux 7 VM in Oracle VM, allocating a 100–150 GB fixed disk and noting dynamic versus fixed allocation.
download and install oracle linux 7.3 from oracle software delivery cloud; create or sign in to your oracle account, select 64-bit ISO, accept licenses, and download the ISO image.
Use the dbca to create a non-cdb 12c database, selecting general purpose, filesystem storage, and sample schemas, with default memory and the admin password.
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