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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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Sajid Khan O.
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Oracle Database Administrator
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Oracle Linux?

Oracle Linux is a very simple, flexible and reliable operating system including its zero downtime attracts my type of Administrator. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle Linux?

Pricing of this operating system is much higher than others but every proactive administrator likes technical support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Oracle Linux:

Yes, it's a brilliant idea to think about the future and innovation with Oracle Linux. It's making things lot easier and better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Major Oracle products are quite balanced run on this operating system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Suhail A.
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What do you like best about Oracle Linux?

I am personally working OEL (oracle Linux 10 yrs ) it has great capability to handle the oracle database feature.

lot of internal package are inbuilt ,

when you want run Oracle RAC - its recommend to OEL .

great technical support from oracle vendor too . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle Linux?

not anything such except licencing part is costly.

if you don't want a licence then it is fine for budget Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Oracle Linux is a great OS for your product of all oracle databases,my SQL ebs all oracle products.

most libraries are installed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Oracle Linux?

Oracle Linux is helpful because we use the oracle database for our systems and Oracle Linux also has many supported services like samba web services. Then also a lot of support online and is free to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle Linux?

None for me cause all I need for an OS is already there in Oracle Linux. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Oracle Linux:

Well, Oracle Linux is a stable Operating System that has many uses like webserver, samba, and database server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

The benefits is we use Oracle Database which is compatible with Oracle Linux operating system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Oracle Linux?

Oracle linux is most secure .vulnerability issues doesn't affect.Ksplice,Uptrack &ULN is a very handy for patching Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle Linux?

In OracleCloud platform Oraclelinux compute instances some time unfortunately downtime occurs. but Oraclecloud support team mitigate the issues and solved Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

SSH Connection interruption from onpremises network.Ports open/close related due to application processing.Some patching (CVE) version affect the application analyze the issue and revert the correct version. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sanket G.
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What do you like best about Oracle Linux?

We use Oracle Linux distro for each client. The OS is exceptionally simple and totally allowed to create/host and update our clients' applications and information across the globe. I for one use it in my lab to practice and test some close to home stuff

We have Oracle Linux information base, WebLogic, and e-business suite facilitated on Oracle Linux. It is utilized across our entire association in running basic applications. It is powerful, simple to oversee and regulate, with unshakable soundness and exceptionally negligible server reboots or execution issues. I would enthusiastically suggest Oracle Linux over other working frameworks.

Prophet Linux is confided in high-volume, value-based, crucial creation IT conditions.

Prophet's Linux support is depended upon for applications that require persistent or close consistent accessibility

Application execution overall was improved because of the movement to Oracle Linux from Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Prophet Linux-based VMs are utilized for our situation for facilitating a flash based bunch for handling huge information based jobs. Those VMs have better security setups and are fixed. It has underlying introduced bundles which prove to be useful for a designer to begin the advancement movement for the undertaking.

We are utilizing Oracle Linux as our essential Linux dissemination sent for our clients, yet additionally for testing purposes on numerous test and UAT conditions. Presently, it is utilized primarily by our specialty. We intend to offer business specialized help for clients for our items, and gratitude to the Oracle Linux Support program which covers Oracle Linux, we are getting help if necessary.

I work across a wide range of sorts of associations. Now and again, Oracle Linux is being utilized for all data set servers across the whole association. Sometimes, it is in effect specifically carried out to supplant inheritance Unix frameworks. Additionally in a couple of separated cases, I've assisted with supplanting Windows data set servers with Oracle Linux. The normal subject across this multitude of various kinds of associations is that they need the best Linux for running Oracle, which is pre-tuned and streamlined just as all around upheld by the data set merchant. Prophet Linux wins gives over on these focuses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle Linux?

I genuinely can't imagine whatever terrible to say about it. Without a doubt, it's more confounded than Windows, however you realize that getting into it, and the soundness, execution, and proficiency you receive consequently more than compensates for it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Oracle Linux:

Simple organization

Stable work; no unexpected reboots

Better memory the board

Generally steady and strong Operating System

Simple to apply patches

Simple to plan occupations utilizing crontab

Simple to utilize proofreader

[Where Oracle Linux is less strong]:

Virtualization could be arranged in a more straightforward manner.

Linux people group backing could be more grounded.

Movement from Red Hat Enterprise Linux may create some issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

When taking care of this working framework, great outcomes were acquired; the incorporation with custom made frameworks and the strength looked much better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jagdish B.
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What do you like best about Oracle Linux?

Oracle Linux is secure platform as compared to its competitors, in terms of security. More user friendly, with enhanced security more suitable for hosting databases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle Linux?

Apart from range of functionalities and libearies it offers, I loved its security aspects a lot. I did not realise anything missing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

We used it for hosting our oracle databases 10g and 11g. We never encountered any issues with the platform. The os upgrade, patching was very smooth. We used to get regular updates which enhanced teams productivity and helped to avoid bugs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Siddhartha G.
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What do you like best about Oracle Linux?

Easability and open source community. Best way of alternative of Redhat Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle Linux?

Pricing system are very high if I talk about the support Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I have complete infra on OL. I get an alternative of Redhat and with OL i get a stable Os Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Shaik I.
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What do you like best about Oracle Linux?

The best thing about Oracle Linux is it is simple and flexible. It can be used as a server or as a desktop, Its highly performant and secured operating system. It provides support on Docker and Kubernetes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle Linux?

The one thing I dislike about Oracle Linux is it needs to support more packages. It could be better by providing full open source community support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I have been using Oracle Linux for Docker and Kubernetes it is providing security, simplifying operations and saving money. My Business Performance is increased with the money which we saved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Oracle enterprise Linux is good to be used for all kinds of platforms. I have used it for Oracle applications and database in both onpremise and Cloud environment. Also, backup servers from major vendors like commvault, Veritas netbackup were able to comfortably work with this OS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle Linux?

OEL has a very less footprint and adaptation in market. Still major applications from other organisations need to adopt it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I have used Oracle applications and Oracle database for internal and external customers. Performance was all time good and never faced any problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ragupathi  V.
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What do you like best about Oracle Linux?

Easyto make a CI and CD operation then Devops related activities Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Oracle Linux?

It's not user friendly may be need update something for user based experience Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Previously we make some deployment activities currently we overcome highly effective CI/CD process Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.