title: cx_Oracle not installing on Oracle Linux
body: <p>I am trying to install cx_Oracle on Oracle Linux with the following error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Downloading/unpacking cx-Oracle
    Running setup.py egg_info for package cx-Oracle
      Traceback (most recent call last):
        File "&lt;string&gt;", line 16, in &lt;module&gt;
        File "/tmp/pip-build-root/cx-Oracle/setup.py", line 183, in &lt;module&gt;
          raise DistutilsSetupError("cannot locate Oracle include files")
      distutils.errors.DistutilsSetupError: cannot locate Oracle include files
      Complete output from command python setup.py egg_info:
      Traceback (most recent call last):
  
    File "&lt;string&gt;", line 16, in &lt;module&gt;
  
    File "/tmp/pip-build-root/cx-Oracle/setup.py", line 183, in &lt;module&gt;
  
      raise DistutilsSetupError("cannot locate Oracle include files")
  
  distutils.errors.DistutilsSetupError: cannot locate Oracle include files
  
  ----------------------------------------
  Command python setup.py egg_info failed with error code 1 in /tmp/pip-build-root/cx-Oracle
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>This is my log file: <a href="https://gist.github.com/beckah/695810cc9535a9734878" rel="nofollow">https://gist.github.com/beckah/695810cc9535a9734878</a></p>
  
  <p>I have legitimately tried almost all answers to similar questions, mostly pertaining to similar problems with cx_Oracle and Centos, and have not come across anything that's worked. </p>