Oracle Ksplice can be used for supported kernels in Oracle Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS Linux, and Ubuntu.
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May 2022
Patch leading Linux distributions with zero downtime

Oracle Ksplice updates the Linux operating system (OS) kernel, hypervisor and key user space libraries while the OS is running on-premises or in the cloud, without a reboot or interruptions. With Oracle Linux Premier Support, customers can use Oracle Ksplice for zero-downtime patching for supported Linux kernels in Oracle Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS Linux, and Ubuntu.
 
 
New Oracle Linux LinkedIn page
New Oracle Linux LinkedIn page
Want to stay up-to-date on the latest Oracle Linux news and product updates? Follow our new LinkedIn page! We share announcements, technical how-to's, upcoming events, training, and much more. You can also add Oracle Linux, Oracle Autonomous Linux, Oracle VirtualBox, and Oracle Virtualization as skills on your LinkedIn profile. Follow our new LinkedIn page
 
Providing reliable and secure cloud services
Providing reliable and secure cloud services
TeraCloud, a global cloud solutions provider headquartered in Japan with customers across a variety of industries, has chosen Oracle Linux for its cloud services. It is able to meet customer satisfaction targets and streamline operations by using a single Linux distribution to handle all of its customers' applications with improved performance, security and reliability. Learn how
 
Reducing configuration drift
Reducing configuration drift
Configuration drift, whether by the installation of a software package or the accidental or intentional edit of a configuration file, can cause security issues, lost productivity, and downtime. Learn how using Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment (AIDE) with Oracle Linux Automation Manager can help avoid configuration drift and increase the security of Linux systems. Read the technical paper
 
Find missing patches with Ksplice Inspector
Find missing patches with Ksplice Inspector
Ksplice Inspector is a free online tool that can show you a list of available patches that you can apply today with Ksplice without a reboot. Proactively identifying security vulnerabilities with Ksplice Inspector is an important step to help address cybersecurity challenges. Learn more
 
Maximizing business performance in a rapidly changing IT environment
Maximizing business performance in a rapidly changing IT environment
Blue Crystal Solutions (BCS) is a specialized supplier of cloud, application, database, and infrastructure management services headquartered in Australia. Oracle Linux helps BCS meet the performance, security, and reliability requirements of its customers. Learn how
 
Oracle Linux 8 Update 6
This new release, available now, is based on the mainline Linux Kernel 5.4, and introduces the support for drop-in configuration files to OpenSSH servers, the Policy-Based Decryption (PBD) for automated unlocking of LUKS-encrypted drives and delivers many enhancements. Learn more
Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 7 BETA
This kernel Beta release is available now for Oracle Linux 8. It is built from upstream Linux Kernel 5.15 and includes additional features that provide support for the latest technologies, devices, and key functional requirements. Get the details and participate
Oracle Cloud Native Environment update
Release 1.5, available now, includes extended load-balancer capabilities, and enhanced security and compliance features that enable customers to have a virtually transparent experience when running Oracle Cloud Native Environment on-premises or on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Learn more
Oracle VM VirtualBox update
Maintenance release 6.1.34 includes improvements and bug fixes for Oracle VM VirtualBox 6.1. It delivers the April 2022 Critical Patch Update (CPU) to address security vulnerabilities. Get the details
Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager update
New version 4.4 release, available now, supports Oracle Linux 8 Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) compute hosts, and is based on the 4.4 release of the open source oVirt project. This server virtualization management platform can be easily deployed to configure, monitor, and manage an Oracle Linux KVM environment with enterprise-grade performance and support from Oracle. Learn more
Quick and Easy Installation of Oracle Database
Learn how to perform a fully automated installation of Oracle Database 21c on Oracle Linux running in an Oracle VM VirtualBox guest. Read the tutorial
Comparing the performance of Oracle Linux 7 vs Oracle Linux 8
Using the Phoronix Test Suite to compare the performance of Oracle Linux 7 and Oracle Linux 8, both using the same kernel version, substantial performance deltas of up to 30% were seen. The resulting analysis showed different Python builds and glibc versions were the root cause. Learn about two recommendations
Multiclustering between OCI and Azure with Verrazzano
A multi-cluster strategy can improve availability, isolation, and scalability. Verrazzano allows you to centralize the management and deployment of applications in a multi-cluster environment. See an example of how to create a multi-cluster environment with Verrazzano using OCI to host the admin cluster, and Azure to host the managed cluster. Get the details
 
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Optimizing your SAP deployments in public and private cloud
Optimizing your SAP deployments in public and private cloud
 
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Ampere and Oracle have collaborated to optimize the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK) for Oracle Linux with Ampere Altra platforms. Oracle Linux is a highly performant and secure operating environment that is ideal for developing, deploying and running Arm-based applications. 

The combination of UEK with the Ampere Altra Cloud Native Processor delivers industry leading price-performance per Watt for on-premises deployments. Certifying the Ampere Altra Mt. Jade platform on Oracle Linux helps ensure that customers can run their enterprise apps and cloud native workloads with consistent performance, scale and economics whether on premises or in OCI. 
 
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