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Oracle Linux Overview

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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K Bharath K.
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K Bharath K.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Oracle Linux in 2025: Reliable, Secure, and Cloud-Ready?"
Free and RHEL-compatible: 100% binary-compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, without licensing fees. Stable and Secure: Enterprise-grade secu...
Deepak G.
DG
Deepak G.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"A Reliable and Secure OS for Enterprise Environments"
Oracle Linux offers exceptional stability and performance, especially in enterprise-level applications. Its compatibility with Red Hat Enterprise L...
Smart E.
SE
Smart E.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Reliable, Secure, and Enterprise-Ready Linux Distribution"
Oracle Linux stands out for its stability and enterprise-grade performance. I particularly appreciate its compatibility with Red Hat Enterprise Lin...

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Brandon C.
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What do you like best about Oracle Linux?

The secure environment provided by Linux environment Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle Linux?

I didn't have any complaints when working with the OS Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Oracle Linux solving and how is that benefiting you?

It gave me the tools and work environment to securely operated my business Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Agus W.
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What do you like best about Oracle Linux?

Oracle is the most popoluar DB on all ou Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle Linux?

Oracle is the most popular among all my customers, so ist will may a best solution for all users Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Oracle Linux:

Linux on Oracle were perfect combination I Thought Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Oracle Linux solving and how is that benefiting you?

Linux right now version were strong enough for performance as is on new hardware platform were continuously growth to the limit Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Avnish S.
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What do you like best about Oracle Linux?

Similarity to RHEL

Ease of Usage

Stable kernel releases

Smooth Integration with Oracle Database

Highly optimized

Performance

Works seamlessly in VM

Multiple inbuilt tools Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle Linux?

Less package Support

Very less Support for OpenSource Community

GUI Access

Not very efficient Support

The transition from Oracle Linux to Centos is not seamless

Slower than other Linux like Ubuntu Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Oracle Linux:

If you are intending to use Oracle Linux for setup and operating in Oracle Products then Oracle Linux is the best free OS to go with . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Oracle Linux solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use oracle Linux primarily for the Oracle Database Enterprise version and the prerequisite packages are available and DB installation is very smooth, support for Oracle Products is amazing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Oracle Linux?

I like that it's free to use and distribute. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle Linux?

It can be difficult to use and I have run into a lot of technical difficulties in the beginning when initially installed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Oracle Linux solving and how is that benefiting you?

It's a great secure system and helps protect data better than other operating systems. I have worked on it for a little bit for a project outside of my job, and it's something I would like to use again in future. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Bayu P.
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What do you like best about Oracle Linux?

Oracle Linux is good OS distros, since it based on RHEL. Of course, we can use and utilize both "yum" or "dnf" commands on this Linux distros. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle Linux?

Not know for this, since I have tried to use Oracle Linux no more than one week Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Oracle Linux:

I Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Oracle Linux solving and how is that benefiting you?

Sure... just make it simple as it should be, where we can doing more with Oracle Linux in entire scope of work. It mostly similar when we use or operate Redhat-based distros, like CentOS, Alma or Rocky Linux. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Richa S.
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What do you like best about Oracle Linux?

I have used oracle enterprise Linux os for backup server and media server. Backup performance have been always good. Used other clients with different os and it worked well as well. Rman backup is easily configured on this os.

Also, cloud support is there. All oracle products are supported. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle Linux?

OEL adoption outside oracle is limited and not much enterprise is using it currently even though the kernel is stable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Oracle Linux solving and how is that benefiting you?

Used for backup admin and media server.

Has benefits in backup performance. Kernel tuning parameters has always helped configuring the media server to write at best speed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Anubhav R.
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What do you like best about Oracle Linux?

Easy and simple to use as it consists of very simple steps and secure as the same time and the support is also better than any other having a lots of features and functions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle Linux?

Can't find any of the features that I didn't like or I didn't got from here.Still I can say you need to be a bit more concious while learning and using it as everything is connected and need to be used in a regular pattern. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Oracle Linux:

It is the easiest for configuration and administration Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Oracle Linux solving and how is that benefiting you?

Less ambiguous and clarity is more as compared to the conventional Linux and a better in functions and additional features are also there which were not used in other Linux platform Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sunil N.
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Director Of Information Technology
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What do you like best about Oracle Linux?

Being a regular user of Oracle Linux, I found Service Stability, Ease of deployment, and Commands similar to RHEL (Red Hat Linux), these are the best features I liked about Oracle Linux Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle Linux?

OVM (Oracle Virtual Manager) is not much developed and user-friendly, Very expensive solutions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Oracle Linux solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use Oracle Application and Database installed on Oracle Linux, Service is very stable Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Vibhash K.
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What do you like best about Oracle Linux?

It's easy to use and very high demand tool in IT environment.

It's very easy to access as well as to learn as there are so many useful tutorial are available pver the internet Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle Linux?

There is nothing to dislike only one thing I am expecting that it should be always free source to learn in future so that each student and fresher can learn it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Oracle Linux solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am currently working on Cloud technology and there i require to use linux environment to solve the problem and perform day to day task on daily basis.its very high demand technology Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rebeen H.
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What do you like best about Oracle Linux?

Stability and reliability are the two main requirements for the services we provide. So far we are happy with Oracle Linux. This OS also provides virtualization features along with security hardening. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle Linux?

Documentation is really a pain, and we find difficulties when we look for a specific solution. Eventually, we have to figure it out by ourselves. I have also encountered a few issues with versions, especially when upgrading to the next version. We are definitely going to face some challenges with our database. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Oracle Linux solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have large-scale databases to host on Oracle Linux servers, including a huge amount of subscriber information that will be used daily. Backup and replication are the two main daily maintenance tasks that I need to take care of. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.