Verify checksum:
 digest -a sha256 <download_directory>
/OracleDeveloperStudio12.6-solaris-sparc-pkg.tar.bz2
 Unpack distribution: cd <installation_directory> ;
bzcat <download_directory>
/OracleDeveloperStudio12.6-solaris-sparc-pkg.tar.bz2 
| /bin/tar -xf -
                        

Verify checksum:
 digest -a sha256 
/OracleDeveloperStudio12.6-solaris-x86-pkg.tar.bz2
Unpack distribution: cd <installation_directory> 
; bzcat <download_directory>
/OracleDeveloperStudio12.6-solaris-x86-pkg.tar.bz2 | /bin/tar -xf -
                        

Verify checksum:
 sha256sum <download_directory>
/OracleDeveloperStudio12.6-linux-x86-rpm.tar.bz2
Unpack distribution: cd <installation_directory>
 ; bzcat <download_directory>
/OracleDeveloperStudio12.6-linux-x86-rpm.tar.bz2 
| /bin/tar -xf -

Other Downloads for Current Release

• Tarfile Downloads (Tarfile downloads do not support product patches)
• IDE Desktop Client (Remote development support)  
• Sample applications

Documentation

• System Requirements
• Required System Packages
• Installation Guide
• Information Library for Release notes, Overview, What's new, manuals, tutorials, and man pages

Other Downloads

• Previous Releases

Support

• Oracle Developer Studio Tools Support Offering for Oracle Premier support, including access to patches, Platform Specific Enhancements (PSEs), and ability to log service requests. Available with Package Installation option only.
• My Oracle Support (MOS) provides access to patches and Platform Specific Enhancements (PSEs) for customers with a support contract. PSEs contain performance optimizations for the latest Oracle hardware systems. Search for Doc ID 1578240.1 in the Knowledge Zone on MOS for a complete list of available PSEs.
• Oracle and Sun Systems Software and Operating Systems Lifetime Support Policy (PDF) for details on support timelines.

Additional Resources

• Hands-On Labs
• Component Matrix Table for version information for current and previous releases