OL6

Oracle Database 19c requires OL7, RHEL7 or SLES12 or newer

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Mike.Dietrich Oracle Database 19c 36

Oracle Database 19.2 for Oracle Exadata systems is available for download since yesterday night. One important thing you need to take into account once Oracle 19c will be generally available: On Linux, Oracle Database 19c requires OL7, RHEL7 or SLES12 or newer.

Database Installation Guide for Linux

You will find the exact minimum OS and kernel version requirements in the Database Installation Guide for Linux for Oracle 19c. Please see here the Operating System Checklist for Oracle Database Installation on Linux:

Please be aware that the list of minimum requirements has been updated – always check Operating …

OEL6 and RHEL6 certification

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Mike.Dietrich Operating System 1

Well, it took some time until Oracle Database 11.2.0.3 got finally certified on Oracle Unbreakable Linux 6 (OEL6) and RHEL6 (see the official announcement here). One really interesting change is that effective immediately, Oracle will provide its Red Hat compatible Linux binaries, updates and errata for free http://public-yum.oracle.com