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Oracle Linux Overview

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What is Oracle Linux?

A highly performant and secure operating environment, Oracle Linux delivers virtualization, management, automation, and cloud native computing tools, along with the operating system, in a single, easy-to-manage support offering. Oracle Linux provides a 100% application binary compatible alternative to Red Hat Enterprise Linux and CentOS Linux and is supported across both hybrid and multicloud environments.

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Oracle Linux brings the latest Linux innovations to market, delivering extreme performance, advanced scalability, and reliability for enterprise applications and systems along with worldwide, enterprise-class, low-cost support. Optimized for enterprise workloads, Oracle Linux is the only operating system to offer zero-downtime updates.
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Oracle Corporation develops, manufactures, markets, hosts, and supports database and middleware software, applications software, and hardware systems.

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Verified User in Research
UR
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Standard Experience"
What do you like best about Oracle Linux?

Simple to use, Server Capabilities. Has CentOS capabilities built in to provide virtual PC machine without much difficulty. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle Linux?

Expensive and doesn't offer much more than REHL does. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Airlines/Aviation
EA
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Linux on Exadata "
What do you like best about Oracle Linux?

Stripped down, high performance, reliable OS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle Linux?

A distribution of Ref Hat, so no real dislikes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Utilities
UU
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Oracle in Linux Reivew"
What do you like best about Oracle Linux?

I am a user of Oracle in Linux and we've been using it. CUsomter service is great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle Linux?

Although there are some issues we are able to open SR or bug to oracle Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Michelle R.
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Account Manager
Information Technology and Services
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
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"Oracle Linux"
What do you like best about Oracle Linux?

My favorite features are it's open source and being hotested off site. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle Linux?

Seems like a bit of a knockoff of redhat who might still be doing it better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
UC
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Standard in database management and server"
What do you like best about Oracle Linux?

Reliable product for systems management of databases and program structure. Faster and smaller storage than previous VMS used. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle Linux?

Expensive solution but required for modern infrastructure solutions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Arvind K.
AK
PLM Consultant (Windchill) Senior Software Engineer
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Linux User"
What do you like best about Oracle Linux?

Its a great operating system i like most.. in speed wise and performance wise too Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle Linux?

I do not have any negative points as i find this operating system the best. I would personally suggest others and my clients to go for this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
UC
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Stable"
What do you like best about Oracle Linux?

Secure serves

Tech liked the level of support from the company Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle Linux?

The infrstructure can be quite expensive Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Technical Engineer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"unparalleled support of Oracle team makes it possible."
What do you like best about Oracle Linux?

I feel Oracle Linux almost equal to Red Hat Enterprise Linux with regard to features and installation procedures. But with the support we receive from Oracle it surpasses Red Hat and I really appreciate Oracle team for that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle Linux?

Oracle team didn't do much development other than introducing some debugging and trouble shooting in ream time. This catches the eyes of the experienced users, that what could be the use to switch to Oracle Linux. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Sr DBA
Music
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"use it for production"
What do you like best about Oracle Linux?

perform well, like other linux systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle Linux?

hard to diagnose crashes. not enough dump info. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
AI
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"So far so good"
What do you like best about Oracle Linux?

It based on Red Hat Linux. So not much difference. It has all the features of Red Hat Linux. Some features are suppressed and some new features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle Linux?

Nothing much. Can do whatever Red Hat Linux can do. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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