Oracle Corporation the release of the distribution , based on the package base . The build is delivered by default based on the standard package with a kernel from Red Hat Enterprise Linux (based on kernel 4.18). The Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel for Oracle Linux 8 is still under development.
In terms of functionality, the beta releases of Oracle Linux 8 and RHEL 8 are fully identical. New features, such as the replacement of iptables with nftables, the modular AppStream repository, and the transition to the DNF package manager instead of YUM, can be explored in of RHEL 8.
For download installation ISO image, sized at 6.6 GB, prepared for the x86_64 architecture. For Oracle Linux also unlimited and free access to the yum repository with binary package updates addressing bugs (errata) and security issues. Also available for download separately supported Application Stream modules.
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