Cisco Packet Tracer and Oracle SQL Developer in Linux

Has anyone had any luck getting Cisco Packet Tracer and Oracle SQL Developer working in Linux? I am using Xubuntu and have downloaded the tar.gz files and followed provided instructions from each company to install and also third-party tutorials and still have not had luck. I have to use them for school and would prefer to have Microsoft Access be the only reason I have to have a WIndows partition.