Overview of the Oracle Universal Installer
Oracle Universal Installer is a Java application designed for installing Oracle software.
Oracle Universal Installer provides the following capabilities for addressing software management and distribution:
Automatic dependency resolution and complex logic handling
Installation from the Web
Component and suite installs
Deinstallation of software components
Note: Although the Oracle Universal Installer can list all products previously installed with another Installer (such as orainst), it cannot deinstall them.
Support for multiple Oracle homes
National Language Support (NLS)/globalization support
Support for distributed installations
Unattended "silent" installations using response files
For information on using response files for silent installations, refer to the Oracle Universal Installer Concepts Guide and the installation and configuration guide of your product. A response file contains answers to dialogs that otherwise would be provided by the user in an interactive installation session.
For more information, see the following topics: