Studying for PL/SQL Certification, which ver of DB to install

Just a quick question, I am about to embark on studying for Oracle PL/SQL Developer certification and wonder what version of the database people recommend installing on a home machine.
Would people recommend Express Edition, Standard Edition, Standard Edition One or Enterprise Edition?
Thanks

Given that the differences in PL/SQL between them are effectively non-existent, I'd recommend installing XE since there would then be no question of the legality of your install. Nothing that you'll need to know for the exam will require anything that you can't get from using XE.

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As voice number 1.
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> as if, you are addressing some second person,
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