| Switching from CentOS to Oracle Linux: a hands-on example | | A simple script has been allowing users to switch from CentOS to Oracle Linux for many years. It can switch CentOS Linux 6, 7 or 8 to the equivalent version of Oracle Linux. To provide the CentOS community easier access, the script is now on GitHub. Get the details. |
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| | Need a stable, RHEL-compatible alternative to CentOS? | | If you have CentOS instances, there are many reasons to consider switching to Oracle Linux which is free to download, use, and distribute. Oracle Linux is 100% application binary compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and provides timely equivalent releases. Learn more. |
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| | New Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel release | | Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 5 Update 5 (UEK R5U5) for Oracle Linux, based on the mainline kernel version 4.14.35, is now available. This update includes several new features, added functionality, and bug fixes across a range of subsystems. Find out more. |
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| | Enhancing Oracle Linux 8 Management | | Oracle Linux Manager, is a management tool based on the Spacewalk project. Release 2.10 includes all of the features you have come to appreciate in Spacewalk 2.10 with incremental enhancements for Oracle Linux 8 clients. Oracle Linux Manager 2.10 replaces the previous Spacewalk 2.10 release. Get the details. |
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| | Cloud Native Patterns: a free ebook for developers | | This free ebook helps you navigate key elements of the cloud native landscape, determine potential pitfalls in your environment, and streamline your cloud adoption. It covers concepts such as data-driven applications and shorter user feedback cycles, and the importance of repeatability and continuous delivery. Get the ebook. |
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| | Webinar: New ESG research highlights IT challenges | | Join this webinar to learn what IT leaders identified as their top goals and challenges in optimizing their most important workloads, in a recent ESG survey. ESG and Oracle experts will discuss the survey findings and recommendations on how to address top issues. Register now for NA, EMEA, or APAC. |
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| | IDC recommendations | | Read this technical brief from IDC to learn how operating systems provide the foundation for enterprise digital transformation. Get their recommendations for selecting the right commercial operating system that will help simplify your digital transformation. Read now. |
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| | Customer voice | | Share your experience and educate your peers with a TrustRadius review. It takes about 10 minutes of your time. TrustRadius allows for depth and detail, showcases your expertise, and helps other technology users. Learn more. |
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Alior Bank switches from CentOS to Oracle Linux
One of the fastest-growing banks in Poland switched from CentOS to Oracle Linux and increased security, uptime, and reliability. Learn more.
Migrating virtual machines from Oracle VM to Oracle Linux KVM
See how you can easily use the open source utility "virt-v2v" to convert a single guest from a foreign hypervisor to run on KVM hypervisor. Get the details.
New release of Oracle Linux Cloud Native Environment
Release 1.2 includes several enhancements focused on improving the security and compliance of customer environments, and includes new versions of core components, such as Kubernetes, CRI-O, and Kata Containers. Get the details.
Oracle VM VirtualBox 6.1.18 now available
This maintenance release includes improved support for Apple macOS Big Sur and introduces support for the latest upstream Linux kernel 5.10 for the host and for virtual machines running on top of VirtualBox. Learn more.
Bowmicro builds successful cloud service with Oracle Linux
A leading software company in China offers clients enterprise-grade SaaS and IaaS solutions built with Oracle Linux and Virtualization on X86 servers. Read the case study.
Automating with Oracle Database App in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
The new Oracle Database App provides you with the ability to automatically deploy a fully functional database environment on Oracle Linux in Oracle Cloud. Learn more.
Oracle Linux KVM delivers autonomous operation
Oracle Linux KVM Image 2.0 for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) which introduces autonomous operations based on Oracle Autonomous Linux, is available now. Get the details.
Getting started with SystemTap on Oracle Linux
In this article, Oracle Linux kernel engineer Dai Ngo provides an introduction on how to analyze a live Oracle Linux system using SystemTap. Read more.
How long does your IO take?
In this technical article, Oracle Linux engineer Rajan Shanmugavelu illustrates how to analyze disk IO latency using Dtrace. Read more.
How to setup WireGuard on Oracle Linux
WireGuard has received a lot of attention of late as a new, easier to use VPN mechanism, and it has now been added to the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 6 Update 1 for Oracle Linux as a technology preview. Learn more.
An alternative to CentOS with support included in Oracle Cloud
If you’re looking for a free supported alternative to CentOS, you can switch to Oracle Linux and receive Oracle Linux Premier Support at no extra cost when you subscribe to OCI. Learn more.
Oracle Linux Storage Appliance launches autonomous operations
Oracle Linux Storage Appliance 2.0 is now available and introduces autonomous operations based on Oracle Autonomous Linux, making it easier than ever to host shared file system servers in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). Get the details. |
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| On-Demand webinar: 5 ways to simplify your digital transformation | | Without the right foundation many digital transformation (DX) projects keep growing in complexity and end up failing. Watch this panel discussion to learn from an IDC analyst about their research and recommendations for implementing successful DX projects. Watch now. |
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| | On-Demand webinar: How to create a secure remote work environment | | Watch this webinar to understand how to address remote desktop IT security and data governance mandates, discover how to use VirtualBox to instantiate corporate-approved, encrypted VMs, and see a live demo of how you can automate the creation and distribution of these VMs. Watch now. |
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| | Demo video: VirtualBox for remote workers | | Watch this short demo to learn how to import and run a corporate approved golden image on your laptop that will enable you to securely access critical applications. This demo is intended for end users. Watch now. |
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| | Demo video: Creating an encrypted VM with VirtualBox | | Watch this short video to see how you can create a standard encrypted VM with VirtualBox, with the environment required to access critical applications, and distribute to remote workers. This demo is intended for IT managers. Watch now. |
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Featured Training:
These free, short training videos make it easy to manage your infrastructure:
Partner Highlights:
Be sure to take a look at our website for the latest certifications by our IHV and ISV ecosystem partners. Hardware vendors continue working with Oracle to qualify their latest servers and storage on Oracle Linux and Virtualization. ISVs regularly update their listings to include the latest application and software versions supported on Oracle Linux. Visit our ISV Catalog to find applications certified on Oracle Linux.
Oracle Linux is 100% application binary compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, therefore it’s easy for ISV’s to certify on Oracle Linux. Applications certified on Oracle Linux run wherever Oracle Linux runs—on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and other cloud and on-premises environments. |
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