Oracle Linux is an Open Source, free RHEL derivative developed by Oracle to be 100% application binary compatible alternative to Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Release Released Basic/Premier Support Extended Support Latest
9 2 years and 6 months ago
(06 Jul 2022)
Ends in 7 years
(30 Jun 2032)
Ends in 10 years
(30 Jun 2035)
9.5
(20 Nov 2024)
8 5 years ago
(19 Jul 2019)
Ends in 4 years and 6 months
(31 Jul 2029)
Ends in 7 years
(31 Jul 2032)
8.10
(28 May 2024)
7 10 years ago
(23 Jul 2014)
Ended 2 weeks ago
(31 Dec 2024)
Ends in 3 years and 5 months
(30 Jun 2028)
7.9
(08 Oct 2020)
6 13 years ago
(12 Feb 2011)
Ended 3 years and 9 months ago
(31 Mar 2021)
Ended 2 weeks ago
(31 Dec 2024)
6.10
(02 Jul 2018)

Support Tiers

  • Basic Support: Available for 10 years for versions 5-9 from date of release. Includes access to patches, fixes, security patches and security alerts.
  • Premier Support: Available for 10 years for versions 5-9 from date of release. Includes access to patches, fixes, security patches and security alerts. Additionally, includes live kernel patching (Certain security patches that may be applied without a reboot).
  • Extended Support: Available for a limited time, after Premier Support ends, as per agreement with Oracle. Includes patches and fixes for critical security errata and select high-impact critical bug fixes. Updates are limited to select packages listed at https://linux.oracle.com/es/packagelist.html. Also includes live kernel patching.
  • Sustaining Support: Available after Extended support ends. Does not include any new security fixes or alerts.

Differences with Upstream RHEL:

More information is available on the Oracle Linux website.

You should be running one of the supported release numbers listed above in the rightmost column.

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