Oracle Linux

Oracle Linux
Oracle Linux
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Oracle Enterprise Linux Server 6
Company / developer Oracle Corporation
OS family Linux (Unix-like)
Working state Active
Source model Free and open source software
Initial release October 26, 2006; 5 years ago (2006-10-26)
Latest stable release 6.1 [1] / June 1, 2011; 5 months ago (2011-06-01)
Marketing target commercial market, Server
Available language(s) Multilingual
Update method Yum (PackageKit)[2]
Supported platforms x86, x86-64
Kernel type Monolithic (Linux)
Default user interface Gnome
License GPL
Official website oracle.com/us/technologies/linux/index.html

Oracle Linux, formerly known as Oracle Enterprise Linux, is a Red Hat Enterprise Linux-compatible distribution, repackaged and sold by Oracle, available under the GNU General Public License (GPL) since late 2006.[3]

Oracle Linux can be freely downloaded through Oracle's E-delivery service, and can be deployed and distributed without cost. [4] Commercial technical support is available through Oracle's Oracle Unbreakable Linux Support program, which supports Oracle Linux, and existing RHEL or CentOS installations (i.e. without reinstallation[5]).[3] As of 2011, Oracle Linux has over 8,000 customers subscribed to the support program.[6] [7]

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RHEL compatibility

Oracle Corporation distributes Oracle Linux with two kernels:

Oracle claims that the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel is compatible with RHEL, and Oracle middleware and 3rd-party RHEL-certified applications can be installed and run unchanged on Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel.[3]

Hardware compatibility

Oracle Linux is certified on servers from IBM,[10] HP, [11] Dell,[12] and Cisco.[13] In 2010, Force10 announced support for Oracle VM and Oracle Linux.[14] Oracle Linux is also available on Amazon EC2 as an Amazon Machine Image. [15]

Oracle/Sun servers and blades with x86-64 processors can be configured to ship with Oracle Linux.[16]

Virtualization support

Under the Unbreakable Linux program, Oracle supports KVM and Xen.[3]

Oracle products (including Oracle Database and other Oracle Applications) are only supported under the Xen-based Oracle VM.[17]

Oracle Linux deployment inside Oracle

Oracle Linux is used by Oracle internally to lower IT costs. Oracle Linux is deployed on more than 42,000 servers by Oracle Global IT; Oracle On Demand, Oracle University, and Oracle's technology demo systems also run Oracle Linux.[3]

Software developers at Oracle develop Oracle Database, Fusion Middleware, Oracle Grid Engine, E-Business Suite and other Oracle Applications on Oracle Linux.[3]

Oracle Linux-related products

Oracle Linux is used as the underlying operating system for the following appliances. [18]

Oracle Linux specific addition

  • Ksplice - Oracle acquired Ksplice Inc in 2011, and offers Oracle Linux users Ksplice to enable hot kernel patching[19]
  • DTrace - Oracle ported DTrace from Solaris as a Linux kernel module[20]

Future SPARC version

In December 2010, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison announced that future versions of Oracle Linux will run on Oracle's SPARC and UltraSPARC T-series (Niagara) platforms.[21]

Release history

  • Oracle Linux 6, 6.1 [22]
  • Oracle Enterprise Linux 5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7 [23]
  • Oracle Unbreakable Linux 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9 [24]

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