We use oracle linux in our enviroment for a decade , it performs better with oracle database , easy knowledge base. Best support team who works 24/7 to troubleshoot. Available for on-prem & in cloud. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Not compatible with all hardware vendors , integration with other database wil be bit difficult. The major dislike is the cost , it's not affordable by small cap/mid cap companies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
It is excellent operating system because it has all required package and libraries to implement in production with best security features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I don't have any disappointed point in OEL. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Earlier I used Oracle Linux 10g on RHL and it works in perfect tune, the memory management portion of oracle work so perfectly that on a high peak usage time user does not realize any issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I did not find any dislike in Oracle Linux. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
User Friendly and built-in packages/rpm especially use for Oracle Databases / Application. Further, Its processing is also fast as compare to other operating systems Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I haven't experienced anything which I dislike in OEL. It's quite easy to use as well. But enabling the vnc and vnc port should be easier for system administrators Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I like the familiar environment and feel to other RHEL based distros, including the Yum update manager and utility, it makes script creation and other automation tasks much easier to write across multiple distro environments Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I have had issues with installing an iso that was mounted to a USB key, however, I've experienced this issue with centos 8 also, the solution is either to re-mount the iso to the key, or just use a hypervisor and run in a VM, I have not had any issues with installation when using a hypervisor instead of a bare-metal system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Supporting the business processes and software, latest files in repositories, compatibilityvwith CentOS and RHEL software stack and package, opportunity to migrate from CentOS to Oracle Linux via automated scenario. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
The licensing model is not that clear, as IT is a proprietary solution, besides of that everything is great with this distro, I would to see more services for connections to the Major cloud platforms in the package available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
As this OS comes from Oracle, it is tuned well for database, which gives more stability to the over all OS and DB. The package are easy available, you can navigate to the official site and download required package for suitable OS version. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
It would be great if the OS gets its tuned version for application as well like SAP basis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Oracle is the best Linux i have used in cloud and it gives better performance and high security for web servers and also it's the best os for running web servers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
There is nothing much to dislike the Oracle Linux some of the package need to be fixed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Easy to manage, DR setup is best, secure enough to fulfill all compliance rules set by the banking authority. Freshers who learn this will have a great future prospects as there is tremendous growth opportunities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Frequent upgrades. It could be a something one likes as well as dislikes. With continuous upgrades you are getting more and more features and also you have to make efforts to keep up to the market. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Good customized packages for installation and running of Oracle database. I have been personally using many versions of it. The 7 versions were pretty stable and good. But the 8 versions being used has many issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Not many things we dislike if our installation works fine. I have personally felt the Operating system to be stable and worth trusting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.