Oracle has published the release of the Oracle Linux 8.7 distribution kit, created on the basis of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.7 package base. 11 GB and 859 MB installation iso images prepared for x86_64 and ARM64 (aarch64) architectures are 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 7, based on the Linux 5.15 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.
Apart from the delivery of the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel R7, the functionality of the Oracle Linux 8.7 and RHEL 8.7 releases is completely identical (the list of changes in Oracle Linux 8.7 repeats the list of changes in RHEL 8.7).
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