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Archived Linux Articles
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14 Jun 2013
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Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 2 Quarterly Update 4 [31396]
Includes driver updates as well as fixes for bugs and security issues
Oracle has announced that the fourth quarterly update release of the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 2 (Version 2.6.39-400.109) for Oracle Linux 5 and 6 has been published. This release includes driver updates as well as fixes for bugs and security issues.
Some notable highlights include:
- OpenFabrics Alliance (OFED) 1.5.5 Infiniband stack
- Btrfs bug fixes and improvements
- Xen improvements
- Numerous device driver updates (e.g. storage devices, network cards)
For more details, please consult the release notes.
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18 May 2013
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Evaluating Oracle Linux From Inside Oracle VM VirtualBox [31004]
VirtualBox allows you to have multiple virtual machines running simultaneously on a single physical machine
Yuli Vasiliev writes, "For years, the only way to evaluate a new operating system was to install it on a dedicated machine, as a standalone system, or with existing operating systems in a multiboot scenario. In any case, you had to install your operating system on the bare metal and, therefore, you did not have the ability to run more than one operating system at a time on a single physical machine.
This situation has changed since cross-platform virtualizers such as Oracle VM VirtualBox appeared. With such a virtualizer installed in your system, you obtain the ability to have multiple operating systems running simultaneouslyeach in a separate virtual machine (VM)on an individual physical server.
This article discusses how you might evaluate Oracle Linux, running it inside a virtual machine on top of your existing operating system..."
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10 May 2013
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Oracle Linux [30915]
Market Share: All Software Markets, Worldwide, 2012
Recently Gartner published a report highlighting among other things ,Operating System revenue, growth and marketshare.
Below is an estimation by Gartner based on hardware sales, customer momentum info, etc
- Oracle Linux has @6% of Linux market in 2012
- Oracle Linux grew @83% since 2011
- Oracle Linux revenues from 2012 estimated @$81 million
If you have access to Gartner Research, view the full report with the following info:
"Market Share: All Software Markets, Worldwide, 2012"
Published: 29 March 2013, Doc ID:G00250553
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22 Apr 2013
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A Few Good Reasons for Migrating from SUSE Enterprise Linux to Oracle Linux [30628]
Choose the Corporate Development Standard (It's Cheaper and Offers Unique Features)
Michele Casey argues that among the most compelling reasons for migrating from SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) to Oracle Linux are that Oracle Linux is the corporate Linux standard for all development groups at Oracle. Second, the cost of a subscription to Oracle Linux Basic Support is $1,199 annually per server; for a SLES Priority, 4-socket Virtual Subscription: $3,878 annually per server. Toss in free access to all bug and security errata on Oracle's public yum repositories; Oracle Database Smart Flash Cache; and the reduction in downtime afforded by Oracle Linux Premier Support subscriptions with Ksplice, Casey notes.
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22 Apr 2013
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Migrating to Oracle Linux: How to Identify Applications To Move [30530]
Rick Ramsey Posts a Guide to YAST
If you are wondering which applications can accompany you on your migration to Oracle Linux, you will find the post Rick Ramsey wrote, which provides guidance on just that issue, a useful piece of information. Ramsey introduces Yet Another Setup Tool (YAST) and discusses the functions it can perform. Among them are these:
- List all the installed packages
- Save the output in a file
- Sort the packages
- Find out if a particular component is installed
- Find out what dependencies a package has
Ramsey also includes a link to The Linux Migration Guide, usable with both rpm and YAST.
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29 Mar 2013
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Q&A About the Latest Oracle Linux Releases [30341]
Monica Kumar, Senior Director, Oracle Linux, Shares the News
Monica Kumar, Senior Director, Oracle Linux, Oracle Virtualization, and MySQL Product Marketing, joins Zeynep Koch in a post on Oracle's Linux Blog for a Q&A on Oracle's latest Linux releases: Oracle Linux 5.9 and 6.4. Oracle Linux customers enjoy several advantages over users of RHEL and SUSE, she says, which include the latest technology, the latest word in best testing and deployment practices; 24/7 world-class support at the lowest cost; and free access to software (both binaries and patches). Kumar concludes with the announcement that 2013 will see further releases of both Oracle Linux 5 and 6, as well as the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel.
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