Oracle Linux
linux-distribution oracle os
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 | 1 year and 9 months ago (06 Jul 2022) |
Ends
in 8 years (30 Jun 2032)
|
Ends
in 10 years (30 Jun 2034)
|
9.3
(17 Nov 2023)
|
| 8 | 4 years and 9 months ago (19 Jul 2019) |
Ends
in 5 years (01 Jul 2029)
|
Ends
in 7 years (01 Jul 2031)
|
8.9
(21 Nov 2023)
|
| 7 | 9 years ago (23 Jul 2014) |
Ends
in 7 months (01 Dec 2024)
|
Ends
in 2 years (01 Jun 2026)
|
7.9
(08 Oct 2020)
|
| 6 | 13 years ago (12 Feb 2011) |
Ended
3 years ago (01 Mar 2021)
|
Ends
in 7 months (01 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:
- Unlike RHEL, Oracle Linux does not support point releases once a newer one is available. Once a new minor point release is available, the older one is immediately considered end of life and users must upgrade to continue receiving security updates. For example once 8.5 gets a general release, 8.4 is immediately end of life. Whereas on RHEL this is not the case.
- Oracle Linux offers different support periods than upstream RHEL, with extra fees for using extended support which is explained here.
- By default, Oracle Linux does not use the same kernel upstream RHEL uses, instead they support their own kernel builds called UEK which may not be compatible with upstream kernels. There is a Red Hat Compatible Kernel (RHCK) available as an alternative.
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.
You can check the version that you are currently using by running:
lsb_release --release
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