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Oracle Linux
Oracle Enterprise Linux Server 6
DeveloperOracle Corporation
OS familyLinux (Unix-like)
Working stateActive
Source modelFree and open source software
Initial releaseOctober 26, 2006; 17 years ago (2006-10-26)
Latest release6.1 [1] / June 1, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-06-01)
Marketing targetcommercial market, Server
Available inMultilingual
Update methodYum (PackageKit)[2]
Platformsx86, x86-64
Kernel typeMonolithic (Linux)
Default
user interface		Gnome
LicenseGPL
Official websitewww.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 freely. [4] Support can be purchased through the Oracle Linux Support program.

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,[7] HP, [8] Dell,[9] and Cisco.[10] In 2010, Force10 announced support for Oracle VM and Oracle Linux.[11] Oracle Linux is also available on Amazon EC2 as an Amazon Machine Image. [12]

Oracle/Sun servers and blades with x64 processors can be configured to ship with Oracle Linux.[13]

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.[14]

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]

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.[15]

Version history

  • Oracle Linux 6
  • Oracle Enterprise Linux 5
  • Oracle Unbreakable Linux 4

See also

References

  1. ^ "Oracle Linux 6.1 has been released (Oracle's Linux Blog)". Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  2. ^ Oracle Public Yum Server
  3. ^ a b c d e "Oracle Linux FAQ" (PDF). Oracle Corporation. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  4. ^ Fast, Modern, Reliable Linux at a Fraction of the Cost of Red Hat
  5. ^ Oracle Linux with Oracle's Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel
  6. ^ Oracle Linux
  7. ^ IBM System x and BladeCenter solutions - Oracle Linux
  8. ^ Open Source and Linux from HP
  9. ^ Oracle Solutions
  10. ^ DC Partner - Oracle
  11. ^ Force10 Networks Announces Support for Oracle VM and Oracle Linux for its Virtualization Solutions
  12. ^ Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) > Oracle
  13. ^ Sun Servers
  14. ^ Oracle VM
  15. ^ Ellison: Oracle Enterprise Linux Coming to Sparc
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