Oracle has published the release of the Oracle Linux 8.4 distribution kit, created on the basis of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 package base. An 8.6 GB iso-image prepared for x86_64 and ARM64 architectures (aarch64) is distributed for download without restrictions. For Oracle Linux, unlimited and free access to the yum repository with binary package updates with bug fixes (errata) and security issues is open. Separately supported Application Stream modules are also available for download.
In addition to the RHEL kernel package (based on the 4.18 kernel), Oracle Linux offers its own Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 6, based on the Linux 5.4 kernel and optimized for Oracle industrial software and hardware. The kernel sources, including the breakdown into individual patches, are available in the public Oracle Git repository. The Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel is installed by default, positioned as an alternative to the regular RHEL kernel package and provides a number of advanced features, such as DTrace integration and improved Btrfs support.
The new version offers the release of the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel R6U2, otherwise the functionality of the releases of Oracle Linux 8.4 and RHEL 8.4 is completely identical (the list of changes in Oracle Linux 8.4 repeats the list of changes in RHEL 8.4).
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