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What is Oracle Linux?
Oracle Linux, which is application binary compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, is free to download, use, and share. There is no license cost, no need for a contract, and no usage audits. 24/7 enterprise-grade support is available for business critical environments. A single support offering includes virtualization, management, HA, and cloud native computing tools such as Kubernetes and Kata Containers, along with the Linux operating system. The vendor states that as the only Linux distribution with zero-downtime automated patching for kernel, hypervisor, and critical user-space libraries, Oracle Linux improves performance of all workloads and is optimized–out of the box–for Oracle software. Autonomous Linux, a self-patching, self-tuning, high-performance implementation of Oracle Linux is available on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
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- Supported: Zero-downtime automated patching for kernel, hypervisor, and critical user-space libraries
- Supported: Optimized–out of the box–for Oracle software
- Supported: A single support offering includes Linux, virtualization, management, HA, and cloud native computing tools
- Supported: Available on premises, in the cloud, and as Autonomous Linux
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October 16, 2023
Why you should switch from CentOS to Oracle Linux
When the end of life was announced for CentOS 8, we switched some of our environments to Oracle Linux 8, as this seemed like the path of least resistance. Having previously used Oracle Linux 6, we knew that the migration would run smoothly and that everything we loved about CentOS would remain. Oracle Linux gives us the certainty of stability that we once had with CentOS--a certainty that we are not sure is there with CentOS Stream.
- CentOS/RHEL compatibility is top notch.
- The migration script is very easy to use.
- Oracle Linux has been freely available since version 6, so there is the confidence that it will remain that way.
- The repositories seem slower than the CentOS repositories.
- It is poorly marketed to the wider enterprise Linux community.
- Oracle's aggressive reputation does make some customers nervous about selecting it.
May 17, 2022
Perfect
I have installed Oracle 11,12 on Oracle Linux for banking core software DB and the only problem was getting updates from the source because of restrictions.
- Stable
- Reliable
- Fast
- Very user friendly and smooth to work with and many documents
- Handy
- User friendly
- Available documents
- The main data base of many banks are on it and running very wel
April 24, 2022
ORACLE LINUX REVIEW 2022 -- A Performance Beast
In my current organization, I am the lead consultant for a Healthcare Client in the UK. So, we had to design, create and implement a top-class robust solution for the Infrastructure implementation. We chose Oracle Linux as an operating system as it is the best out there. Most of our java based applications which are very critical in Hospital management like Prescription generation, audit, Salary management, Staff management, and a lot more are built on top of Oracle Linux as it provides capabilities of RHEL along with the usability of Oracle databases. The blazing fast speed of oracle Linux handles our server load fluently and helps us run a smooth operation -24*7.
- Oracle Linux helps run native databases on the same operating systems that they were developed on.
- Docker and Kubernetes support.
- Oracle Linux is so powerful that you can patch the vulnerabilities faster than 74% of the organizations.
- The support provided by oracle guys is one of the best.
- All the traditional Linux commands are supported.
- The limited knowledge base on the Oracle website sometimes makes it difficult for troubleshooting.
- Some bugs are observed while working with the GUI . That needs to be fixed urgently.
- There is a scope of improvement in kernel-level configuration.
- The license cost is little on the higher side.
April 24, 2022
Oracle Linux is Here and Its Here to STAY!!
As a budding startup in the 5g sector, we are looking to innovate, scale, and automate. The flexibility, agility, and robustness of Oracle Linux make it a brilliant fit for handling infrastructure loads during deployments in Dev/Test servers along with customer load in production servers as well. Definitely recommended.
- Cloud applications/docker and Kubernetes support is one of the best.
- Highly reliable and excellent performance.
- The similarity with the linux commands and Hierarchy makes it fairly easy to use.
- The user interface is good but needs to improve for user engagement.
- Now need to develop as a cross-functional product with compatibility with other OS like Windows and Mac. This is currently missing from the product.
- License cost is little on a higher side.
March 31, 2022
Oracle Linux is one of the best.
Used to host our Applications and Webservers. The enterprise support is very good even during odd or out-of-office hours. We have hosted multiple applications on these servers including Database servers.
- High Performance.
- Good Support.
- Multiple Budget Options.
- Security.
- Providing more robust solutions.
- Clearing issues with the Disk Mounts.
March 02, 2022
Replace Solaris Unix with Oracle Linux
The main use case for using Oracle Linux was to save millions of dollars migrating from Solaris UNIX. The use of Oracle Linux Cloud provides scalability and a more accurate allocation of resources. Oracle Linux also provides high performance and secure operating environment. Most importantly, Oracle Linux is supported across both hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
- Oracle Linux installation and setup is quick and easy with minimal downtime.
- Oracle Linux provides integrated suite of Linux optimized tools.
- Oracle Linux patching is automated and does not require rebooting.
- The learning curve for using Oracle Linux is much less than expected and zero time if you already know UNIX.
- Oracle Linux does not fully support the open source community.
- The Oracle Linux documentation for support is lacking and often non-existent.
- Oracle Linux needs to support more packages.
- Oracle Linux GUI compatibility needs improvement and expanding.
February 11, 2022
Very Good OS
Because of the stability of the system and the tests before releasing the patches to final versions, the system could be vulnerable until the tests have passed.
- Performance
- Security
- Kernel optimization
- App compatibility
February 10, 2022
Oracle Linux is obvious choice for Oracle DB
Oracle Linux is a simple choice to run Oracle databases for many business solutions. It's a stable Linux supported by the same vendor as Oracle RDBMS.
- Oracle Linux is a stable and reliable OS based on RHEL.
- Compatible with Oracle DB and well supported by Oracle.
- Manageability and Security.
- Easier upgrades between major releases.
January 13, 2022
Oracle Linux
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We use Oracle Linux 8.5 to host the Oracle Database 19c. The customer is a food company and they have several silos across the South America, so we need an trustable OS with high availability and performance and Oracle Linux is providing this to us.
- Performance.
- Easy maintenance and handling.
- High availability.
- All in place.
- SFTP is native.
- Security is better than other OS.
- Oracle Database installation is easy.
- Database works better than on Windows.
January 04, 2022
Oracle Linux is my favorite OS
Oracle Linux is the operating system used for most our servers. It is used to address 90% of all aspects of our operation. It is vital.
- Updates
- Up-time
- Performance
- Better repositories
- Better support documentation
- Oracle Linux should have a different name, it is hard to search in the web.
January 03, 2022
My best experience with Oracle Linux
We use Oracle Linux as a database server. We decide to use Oracle Linux to solve performance issues related [to] other kernel versions and [databases]. We started to use Oracle Linux as our ERP database and we gained a lot of performance increasing the customer experience.
- Performance
- Database Compatibility
- Fine Tuning
- Support
- Kernel modules
- Storage Compatibility
- Log Debug
January 03, 2022
Oracle Linux review
We are using Oracle Linux to host our monitoring tools in one of our datacenters, we used it because we already have a good background with the Oracle support team and OEL is certified by our applications. OEL gave us the ability to customize some modules to be able to run our applications in higher performance and as it's compatible with RHEL binaries, we were able to use a lot of built-in tools to monitor and customize the OS itself.
- resource management
- virtualizations drivers are very fast and compatible with RHEL binaries
- it can be patched without reboot
- OEL Support team responding very fast and able to help us in short time
- feature upgrades is very slow compared with RHEL
- there is no community support or shared Ops knowledge base, you have to raise a ticket for every issue
- the documentation need to be updated and improved
December 31, 2021
Experience with Oracle Linux OS usage
Present use it as a core component in the test environment. Serving the IT team with basic setup services and support to others.
- Mission critical
- High volume data processing
- ROBUST
- Reliable
- security
- GUI improvement
- other os compatibility
December 28, 2021
Free stable Operating System
Oracle Linux is an open-source operating system which means that it is freely available for download and upgrade. It is an innovation to the market that delivers extreme performance, scalability, and reliability. It offers upgrades that are free of cost and doesn't require any downtime. It is widely used across the organization where we are replacing old windows database servers. It is quite easy to use.
- It is very easy to install.
- Stable.
- Compatibility with Oracle Applications
- Virtualization
- It doesn't have any good GUI.
- It have some bugs while updating the patches.
- Cost of licensing is a little but high.
- Technical knowledge is required.
December 13, 2021
Robust Operating System
Oracle Linux is widely used across the database team in our organization since it is a powerful and robust operating system that helps us in the migration of old windows database servers. It offers zero-downtime upgrades and supports most of the applications by Oracle [Linux]. It comes with additional security by Oracle [Linux]. It is open-source that means it is free to use.
- Secure.
- Easy to implement.
- Powerful performance.
- Compatibility with other products as well
- Some bugs are present.
- UI can be improved.
- No GUI.
- Default tools provided by the tools are very less.
December 06, 2021
Why Oracle Linux
We are using Oracle Linux as the main operating system for all our servers either Database servers or Middleware servers. Actually, we don't face major issues with Oracle Linux. It is very stable, easy to use, and easy to manage. The most important thing is Oracle Linux is fully supported by Oracle for free if you are using Engineering systems like Oracle Database Appliance (ODA), Oracle Exadata, or Oracle Private Appliance (PCA). It is 24*7 support in which can create a ticket in a few minutes and get the support in a very reasonable time based on the severity of the issue.
- Performance
- Stability
- Support
- Manageability
- Scalability
- We would like to see more auto patch update process
November 12, 2021
Secure and Reliable Platform for Business Critical Workloads
Oracle Databases and Oracle EBS applications in our environment run on the Oracle Linux Platform. We get support for our database, application, and operating system from a single vendor. Oracle's Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel is fine-tuned to ensure optimal performance for Oracle Databases. Oracle certifies product compatibility for various releases of Oracle databases, applications, and Oracle Linux after thorough testing and this gives us the confidence to run the business-critical applications on Oracle Linux. Oracle Linux is very secure and can be used on-premises as well as in Cloud. Being a cloud-ready operating system, this will allow smooth migration of workload from on-premises to Oracle Cloud infrastructure.
- Security
- Reliability
- Performance
- Support
- Regular bug fixes.
- Regular critical patch updates.
- TigerVNC needs some fine tuning in Oracle Linux 8.4.
- AutoTuning of Kernal Parameters for Oracle Databases based on the available hardware resources.
- Embedded IPA Solutions to manage large number of Oracle Linux Systems.
- Simple commands for LUN management.
- Proactive SELinux policy violation message to administrator's mailbox.
November 10, 2021
A DBA perspective
I currently use Oracle Linux for database server implementations. It is the core Linux distribution in the enterprise environment. As part of problems, there as not been marked any relevant until now.
- More performance than other Linux.
- Better oracle support awareness and patch development for issues resolution.
- Better ASM integration.
- None at this point.
November 09, 2021
Great one
Yes, it's good for SCM, PeopleSoft, Retail, and banking sectors for storing and retrieval processing.
- OS compatibility.
- User friendly commands.
- Libraries are great with ease installation for Oracle.
- Nothing I can say.
November 08, 2021
Reliable and Secure Product
Oracle Linux is a flexible tool that is being used in various departments of our organization. This is used to handle the data that is present on our servers. This is very safe and secure, and very easy to manage which helps us in solving a lot of business problems that we faced earlier.
- Very secure and safe to use.
- Performance is optimized.
- Administration and Installation is easy.
- User Interface requires some improvement.
- Feature upgrade requires time.
- Customer Service could be improved.
November 08, 2021
Review on Oracle Linux Product
We use Oracle Linux as an operating system for our Oracle e-business suite applications, it pretty much delivers the robustness, security, and scalability to our organizational needs. Till now we have not found any serious issues with it, we regularly apply the bug fixes on the operating system, databases, and applications.
- Security
- Scalable
- Robustness
- I guess GUI needs little more improvement.
- Plug and play options should be more user friendly.
- System monitoring should be also clubbed with GUI.
November 08, 2021
Oracle Linux Review
Oracle Linux is used by one of the customers we support, they had a premium license and we used multiple features from Oracle Linux. The main feature that we used is online patching for Linux servers using Ksplice. It is a very useful tool to apply patches on servers online including kernel and we were able to resolve so many issues related to downtime and long hours of a production outage. I am glad to work on this product and continue to work and be able to use most of the features.
- Support
- Linux patching made easy with Ksplice.
- Oracle Cloud
- New feature development according to needs of customers.
- Subscription cost management.
- Ease of use for all level users.
- Create more awareness in people.
November 04, 2021
Review of Oracle Linux
It is being used within the organization by different user groups and students. I am also one of the active users using it. It is one of the secure OS and new technology that has been introduced to the new students which address the current security issues. Earlier on open source, OS was used but due to the security issues, we had to switch to Oracle Linux.
- Support cost.
- Runs well on Oracle Database.
- Kernel Security.
- It only works with Oracle Products.
- Documentation
- Less community
November 04, 2021
Less known but an OS on par in performance.
We have decided to replace old windows machines with Oracle Linux machines. This initially we thought would create some unknown issues, but after using Oracle Linux for months, we felt that this was a good decision which was made then. I can say Oracle Linux has all the features that Windows has and in some in exceeds the expectations.
- Since it's a free and open source software, it suits great even for small startups.
- Lots of stable features.
- Backed by prestigious corporation.
- Good support team.
- GUI could be enhanced to match the ease of Windows/Ubuntu.
- Technical learning curve for new users could be reduced with best tutorials.
- Since this has less users, support community pages from users are very less.
November 03, 2021
My review on Oracle Linux
It's being used for to deploy various core banking platform across different banks and organizations. As a company we have been installed and configured this linux distribution to host in house application developed by the banks and the company customers are being profited from this platform since they are not paying a license fee, only they are paying to for our company for a support in case of any issue happen.
- Stable for installing Oracle Database
- Ksplice update
- Oracle Linux virtualization manager
- Kannel SMS gateway is not working on oracle Linux
- Compatibility issue with HP hardwares