DBD::Oracle with Oracle client on Redhat Linux 7.1

[Philip Daggett]

Hello,

I am trying to install DBD::Oracle on a Redhat Linux 7.1 box for the sole 
purpose of connecting to a remote Oracle server. On our Windows boxes we 
need to install sqlnet (which we have for Windows) but I can't seem to find 
an equivalent for Linux. I have been directed several times to the Oracle 
site to download Oracle client software for Linux but everything I've found 
has some sort of requirement to install Oracle Enterprise before installing 
anything else.

Is there a simple solution to this or do I in fact need to install Oracle 
Enterprise in order to use DBD::Oracle to connect to a remote server??

Thanks,

Phil