Step 1 Download the latest OPatch version:
https://updates.oracle.com/download/6880880.html
Patch 6880880
Step 2 Unzip on the correspond OS host
Step 3 Launch OPatch tool
$ORACLE_HOME/OPatch/opatch version
% export PATH=$PATH:$ORACLE_HOME/OPatch
Example:
[oracle@onlytest db_1]$ unzip p6880880_190000_Linux-x86-64.zip
Archive: p6880880_190000_Linux-x86-64.zip
creating: OPatch/
creating: OPatch/oracle_common/
creating: OPatch/oracle_common/modules/
inflating: OPatch/oracle_common/modules/com.oracle.glcm.common-logging_1.6.5.0.jar
inflating: OPatch/oracle_common/modules/common-logging-config.jar
inflating: OPatch/opatch_env.sh
inflating: OPatch/operr
inflating: OPatch/README.txt
creating: OPatch/jre/
inflating: OPatch/jre/COPYRIGHT
creating: OPatch/jre/plugin/
creating: OPatch/jre/plugin/desktop/
extracting: OPatch/jre/plugin/desktop/sun_java.png
inflating: OPatch/jre/plugin/desktop/sun_java.desktop
inflating: OPatch/jre/THIRDPARTYLICENSEREADME.txt
creating: OPatch/jre/bin/
inflating: OPatch/jre/bin/unpack200
inflating: OPatch/jre/bin/tnameserv
inflating: OPatch/jre/bin/javaws
inflating: OPatch/jre/bin/rmid
inflating: OPatch/jre/bin/servertool
inflating: OPatch/jre/bin/jcontrol
inflating: OPatch/jre/bin/jjs
inflating: OPatch/jre/bin/ControlPanel
inflating: OPatch/jre/bin/pack200
inflating: OPatch/jre/bin/java
inflating: OPatch/jre/bin/policytool
i……
inflating: OPatch/opatchprereqs/opatch/rulemap.xml
inflating: OPatch/opatchprereqs/opatch/runtime_prereq.xml
inflating: OPatch/opatchprereqs/opatch/opatch_prereq.xml
inflating: OPatch/opatch
[oracle@onlytest db_1]$ export PATH=$PATH:$ORACLE_HOME/OPatch
[oracle@onlytest db_1]$ opatch version
OPatch Version: 12.2.0.1.47
OPatch succeeded.
More on Opatch: https://mikedietrichde.com/2024/09/23/cleanup-datapatch-patching-files-in-your-database/