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{{Short description|Linux distribution by Oracle}}
{{Third-party|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox OS
| name = Oracle Linux
| logo = Oracle linux logo.svg
| screenshot = File:Oracle Linux 9 screenshot.png
| caption = Oracle Linux 9.5
| developer = [[Oracle Corporation]]
| family = [[Linux]] ([[Unix-like]])
| source_model = [[Open-source software|Open source]]
| released = 4.5 / {{Start date and age|df=yes|2006|10|26}}
| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q46094|P348|P548=Q2804309}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/oracle-linux-9-update-2|title=Oracle Linux 9 Update 2|access-date=26 May 2023|archive-date=31 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531154604/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/oracle-linux-9-update-2|url-status=live}}</ref>
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|{{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q46094|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}}}
| latest_test_version = 
| latest_test_date = 
| marketing_target = Enterprise and Cloud computing
| language = <!--Exactly which? List them all.-->
| kernel_type = [[Monolithic kernel|Monolithic]] ([[Linux kernel|Linux]])
| package_manager = [[RPM Package Manager]]
| ui = [[GNOME]] and [[KDE]] (user-selectable)
| license = [[GNU GPL]] & various others.
| working_state = Current
| supported_platforms = [[IA-32]], [[x86-64]], [[SPARC]], [[ARM64]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Miller|first1=Avi|title=Announcing Oracle Linux 7 for ARM|url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/announcing-oracle-linux-7-for-arm|access-date=2 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120223308/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/announcing-oracle-linux-7-for-arm|archive-date=20 November 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| updatemodel = [[Yellowdog Updater, Modified|YUM]] ([[PackageKit]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://public-yum.oracle.com/|title=Oracle Public Yum Server|access-date=17 April 2015|archive-date=24 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224033315/http://public-yum.oracle.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|https://www.oracle.com/linux/|oracle.com/linux}}
}}

'''Oracle Linux''' (abbreviated '''OL''', formerly known as '''Oracle Enterprise Linux''' or '''OEL''') is a [[Linux distribution]] packaged and freely distributed by [[Oracle Corporation|Oracle]], available partially under the [[GNU General Public License]] since late 2006.<ref name="FAQ">{{cite web|title= Oracle Linux FAQ|url= http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/027617.pdf|publisher= Oracle Corporation|access-date= 14 April 2011|archive-date= 16 February 2010|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100216065534/http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/027617.pdf|url-status= live}}</ref>  It is, in part, compiled from [[Red Hat Enterprise Linux]] (RHEL) [[source code]], replacing Red Hat branding with Oracle's.  It is also used by [[Oracle Cloud]] and Oracle Engineered Systems such as [[Oracle Exadata]] and others.

Potential users can freely download Oracle Linux through Oracle's server, or from a variety of mirror sites, and can deploy and distribute it without cost.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/linux/competitive-335546.html|title= Fast, Modern, Reliable Linux at a Fraction of the Cost of Red Hat|access-date= 17 April 2015|archive-date= 15 April 2011|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110415190739/http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/linux/competitive-335546.html|url-status= live}}</ref> The company's ''Oracle Linux Support program'' aims to provide commercial technical support, covering Oracle Linux and existing RHEL or [[CentOS]] installations but without any certification from the former (i.e. without re-installation or re-boot).<ref name="FAQ"/><ref>{{cite web|url= http://linux.oracle.com/switch|title= Switching from Red Hat Network to Unbreakable Linux Network (ULN)|access-date= 17 April 2015|archive-date= 18 January 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180118014310/http://linux.oracle.com/switch|url-status= live}}</ref>{{clarify|reason=this sentence should be taken out and shot|date=May 2018}} {{As of | 2016}} Oracle Linux had over 15,000 customers subscribed to the support program.

=={{Anchor|RHCK|UEK}}RHEL compatibility==
Oracle Corporation distributes Oracle Linux with two [[Linux kernel]]s options.

* ''Red Hat Compatible Kernel'' (RHCK){{snd}} identical to the kernel shipped in RHEL
* ''Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel'' (UEK<ref>{{cite book
| last1            = Bach
| first1           = Martin
| title            = Expert Consolidation in Oracle Database 12c
| url              = https://books.google.com/books?id=85cQAwAAQBAJ
| series           = SpringerLink : Bücher
| date = 23 January 2014
| publisher        = Apress
| publication-date = 2013
| page             = 139
| isbn             = 9781430244295
| access-date       = 2014-04-21
| quote            = For a long time, the differences between Red Hat Linux and Oracle Linux were negligible. This was before Oracle released its own branch of the kernel - the so-called Unbreakable Linux Kernel (UEK).
}}</ref>){{snd}} based on newer mainline Linux kernel versions, with Oracle's own enhancements for [[online transaction processing|OLTP]], [[InfiniBand]], [[Solid-state drive|SSD]] disk access, [[Non-Uniform Memory Access|NUMA]]-optimizations, [[Reliable Datagram Sockets]] (RDS), [[asynchronous I/O|async I/O]], [[OCFS2]], [[Btrfs]] and networking.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/linux/unbreakable-enterprise-kernel-ds-173416.pdf|title=Oracle Linux with Oracle's Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel|access-date=15 April 2011|archive-date=17 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150517030455/http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/linux/unbreakable-enterprise-kernel-ds-173416.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=July 2020|reason=Source does not make any mention of InfiniBand}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/linux/product/overview/index.html|title=Oracle Linux|access-date=31 October 2014|archive-date=21 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521014450/http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/linux/product/overview/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=July 2020|reason=Source does not make any mention of InfiniBand}}<ref>{{cite web |title=About UEK Release 1 |url=https://docs.oracle.com/en/operating-systems/oracle-linux/6/adminsg/ol_about_uek1.html |website=Oracle Help Center |access-date=24 January 2025 |archive-date=19 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250319045156/https://docs.oracle.com/en/operating-systems/oracle-linux/6/adminsg/ol_about_uek1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Oracle Linux is application binary compatible with RHEL.  Oracle claims that existing applications run unchanged because all application interfaces are identical to RHEL. 

In August 2023, CIQ, Oracle, and SUSE founded Open Enterprise Linux Association ([https://OpenELA.org OpenELA]) to collaborate on Enterprise Linux as an open source project to provide open and free Enterprise Linux source code. In November 2023, OpenELA publicly released [https://github.com/openela-main Enterprise Linux source code] and [https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/openela-marks-major-milestones-in-governance-and-code-availability-2023-11-2/ achieved important technical and governance milestones].

==Hardware and software compatibility==
Oracle Linux is certified on servers including from [[Cisco]], [[Dell]], [[Hewlett Packard Enterprise|HPE]], [[IBM]], and [[Lenovo]]. In July 2023, HPE<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/hpe-proliant-rl300-gen11-server-certified-with-oracle-linux-to-help-customers-deliver-cloud-native-solutions |title=HPE ProLiant RL300 Gen11 server certified with Oracle Linux to help customers deliver cloud native solutions |access-date=26 March 2024 |archive-date=26 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326211714/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/hpe-proliant-rl300-gen11-server-certified-with-oracle-linux-to-help-customers-deliver-cloud-native-solutions |url-status=live }}</ref> and Supermicro<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/helping-customers-meet-the-computing-demands-of-cloud-native-supermicro-certifies-amperebased-megadc-servers-with-oracle-linux |title=Helping customers meet the computing demands of cloud native: Supermicro certifies Ampere-based MegaDC servers with Oracle Linux |access-date=26 March 2024 |archive-date=26 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326211714/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/helping-customers-meet-the-computing-demands-of-cloud-native-supermicro-certifies-amperebased-megadc-servers-with-oracle-linux |url-status=live }}</ref> announced<ref>{{Cite web |last=Resta |first=Michele |date=July 17, 2023 |title=Helping customers meet the computing demands of cloud native: Supermicro certifies Ampere-based MegaDC servers with Oracle Linux |url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/helping-customers-meet-the-computing-demands-of-cloud-native-supermicro-certifies-amperebased-megadc-servers-with-oracle-linux |access-date=26 March 2024 |archive-date=26 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326211714/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/helping-customers-meet-the-computing-demands-of-cloud-native-supermicro-certifies-amperebased-megadc-servers-with-oracle-linux |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Resta |first=Michele |date=July 17, 2023 |title=HPE ProLiant RL300 Gen11 server certified with Oracle Linux to help customers deliver cloud native solutions |url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/hpe-proliant-rl300-gen11-server-certified-with-oracle-linux-to-help-customers-deliver-cloud-native-solutions |access-date=26 March 2024 |archive-date=26 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326211714/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/hpe-proliant-rl300-gen11-server-certified-with-oracle-linux-to-help-customers-deliver-cloud-native-solutions |url-status=live }}</ref> Oracle Linux support on their Arm-based servers. 

Third-party software that ISVs have certified to run on Oracle Linux and Oracle VM can be found in this [https://oracle.com/linux/isvcatalog catalog]  Oracle/Sun servers with [[x86-64]] processors can be configured to ship with Oracle Linux.

Oracle Linux is available on [[Amazon EC2]] as an [[Amazon Machine Image]], and on Microsoft [[Windows Azure]] as a VM Image.

Oracle Linux is also available<ref>{{Cite web |last=Michele |first=Resta |date=February 25, 2022 |title=Easily run Oracle Linux on your Windows Desktop |url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/easily-run-oracle-linux-on-your-windows-desktop |access-date=26 March 2024 |archive-date=26 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326211714/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/easily-run-oracle-linux-on-your-windows-desktop |url-status=live }}</ref> as a Windows app through the Microsoft Store and with the Windows Subsystem for Linux<ref>{{Cite web |title=How to Run Oracle Linux on Windows |url=https://blog.mythics.com/posts/how-to-run-oracle-linux-on-windows |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=blog.mythics.com |language=en |archive-date=26 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326213545/https://blog.mythics.com/posts/how-to-run-oracle-linux-on-windows |url-status=live }}</ref> (WSL).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Resta |first=Michele |title=Easily run Oracle Linux on your Windows Desktop |url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/easily-run-oracle-linux-on-your-windows-desktop |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527184945/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/easily-run-oracle-linux-on-your-windows-desktop |archive-date=2024-05-27 |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=blogs.oracle.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Virtualization support==
The Oracle Linux distribution includes [[Kernel-based Virtual Machine|KVM]] hypervisor and an oVirt-based management tool. Other supported server virtualization solutions are VMware and Xen-based Oracle VM.

Oracle Cloud Native Environment has added [https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/blob/main/ADOPTERS.md KubeVirt] support for unified container and virtual machine management beginning with the 1.7 release.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coter |first=Simon |title=Oracle Cloud Native Environment 1.7 adds KubeVirt, Rook and Oracle Linux 9 support |url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/oracle-cloud-native-environment-17-kubevirt-rook |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208174536/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/oracle-cloud-native-environment-17-kubevirt-rook |archive-date=2023-12-08 |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=blogs.oracle.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Container and orchestration support ==
Linux Containers (LXC) are supported in Oracle Linux 7.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oracle Linux 7: Working With LXC |url=https://docs.oracle.com/en/operating-systems/oracle-linux/7/containers/ |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=Oracle Help Center |language=en-us |archive-date=26 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326213544/https://docs.oracle.com/en/operating-systems/oracle-linux/7/containers/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Oracle Container Runtime for Docker is available on Oracle Linux 6 and 7. It’s not provided in Oracle Linux 8 or 9. <ref>{{cite web |url=https://docs.oracle.com/en/operating-systems/oracle-linux/docker/ |title=Oracle Linux: Oracle Container Runtime for Docker User's Guide }}</ref>

Podman is a drop-in<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oracle Linux: Podman User's Guide |url=https://docs.oracle.com/en/operating-systems/oracle-linux/podman/ |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=Oracle Help Center |language=en-us |archive-date=6 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240306184847/https://docs.oracle.com/en/operating-systems/oracle-linux/podman/ |url-status=live }}</ref> replacement for Oracle Container Runtime for Docker in Oracle Linux 8 and Oracle Linux 9. Podman, Buildah, and Skopeo are a set of tools that you can use to create, run, and manage applications across Oracle Linux systems by using Open Container Initiative (OCI) compatible containers.

Oracle Cloud Native Environment has integrated<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oracle Cloud Native Environment |url=https://docs.oracle.com/en/operating-systems/olcne/ |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=Oracle Help Center |language=en}}</ref> container runtimes to create and provision Open Container Initiative (OCI)-compliant containers using CRI-O, an implementation of the Kubernetes CRI (Container Runtime Interface) to enable using Open Container Initiative compatible runtimes. 

Oracle Linux Container images are available via Oracle Container Registry, GitHub Container Registry and Docker Hub.

==Deployment inside Oracle Corporation==
Oracle Corporation uses Oracle Linux extensively within Oracle Public Cloud, internally to lower IT costs. Oracle Linux is deployed on more than 42,000 servers by Oracle Global IT; the SaaS ''Oracle On Demand'' service, [[Oracle Corporation|Oracle University]], and Oracle's technology demo systems also run Oracle Linux.<ref name="FAQ"/>

Software developers at Oracle develop [[Oracle Database]], [[Oracle Fusion Middleware|Fusion Middleware]], [[Oracle E-Business Suite|E-Business Suite]] and other components of [[Oracle Applications]] on Oracle Linux.<ref name="FAQ"/>

==Related products==
Oracle Linux is used as the underlying operating system for the following appliances.<ref>{{YouTube|id=gmm5Jq_g488|title=PartnerCast: Oracle Linux}}</ref>
* [[Oracle Exadata]]
* Oracle Private Cloud Appliance
* Oracle Big Data Appliance
* Oracle Exalytics
* [[Oracle Database Appliance]]

==Specific additions==
* [https://docs.oracle.com/en/operating-systems/oracle-linux-automation-manager/ Oracle Linux Automation Manager]  Is based on open source AWX project, is a task engine and web interface for scheduling and running Ansible playbooks<ref>{{Cite web |last=Benner |first=Erik |date=September 6, 2021 |title=Oracle Linux Automation Manager- An Introduction and Installation |url=https://talesfromthedatacenter.com/2021/09/oracle-linux-automation-manager-an-introduction-and-installation/ |access-date=26 March 2024 |archive-date=1 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001231330/https://talesfromthedatacenter.com/2021/09/oracle-linux-automation-manager-an-introduction-and-installation/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [https://docs.oracle.com/en/operating-systems/olcne/ Oracle Cloud Native Environment], a CNCF certified Kubernetes distribution, is a fully integrated suite for the development and deployment of cloud native applications. 
* [https://docs.oracle.com/en/virtualization/oracle-linux-virtualization-manager/ Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager] Is an oVirt-based management tool to configure, monitor, and manage an Oracle Linux KVM-based environment. 
* [[Ksplice]] – Oracle acquired ''Ksplice Inc'' in 2011, and offers Oracle Linux users Ksplice to enable hot kernel patching
* [[DTrace]] – As of October 2011, Oracle has begun porting DTrace from [[Solaris (operating system)|Solaris]] as a Linux kernel module
* [https://docs.oracle.com/en/operating-systems/oracle-linux-manager/ Oracle Linux Manager]  manages the Oracle Linux software lifecycle.
* [https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/osmh/doc/home.htm OS Management Hub] Is a managed service that manages and monitors the updates and patches for Oracle Linux systems through a centralized management console hosted on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.

== Benchmark submissions ==

===Sun Fire systems===
In March 2012, Oracle submitted a [[Transaction Processing Performance Council|TPC-C]] benchmark result using an x86 [[Sun Fire]] server running Oracle Linux and Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://c970058.r58.cf2.rackcdn.com/fdr/tpcc/Oracle_X4800-M2_TPCC_OL-UEK-FDR_Rev2_071012.pdf|title=TPC-C Full Disclosure Report: Oracle's Sun Fire X4800 M2 Server Using Oracle Database 11g Release 2|access-date=13 January 2014|archive-date=13 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113175242/http://c970058.r58.cf2.rackcdn.com/fdr/tpcc/Oracle_X4800-M2_TPCC_OL-UEK-FDR_Rev2_071012.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> With 8 [[Intel Xeon]] processors running Oracle DB 11 R2, the system was benchmarked at handling over 5.06 million tpmC (New-Order transactions per minute while fulfilling [[Transaction Processing Performance Council|TPC-C]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tpc.org/tpcc/faq.asp|title=TPC-C - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)|access-date=17 April 2015}}</ref>). The server was rated at the time as the third-fastest TPC-C non-clustered system and the fastest x86-64 non-clustered system.<ref name="tpc.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.tpc.org/tpcc/results/tpcc_perf_results.asp?resulttype=noncluster|title=TPC-C - Top Ten Performance Results - Non-Clustered|access-date=17 April 2015|archive-date=10 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410235218/http://www.tpc.org/tpcc/results/tpcc_perf_results.asp?resulttype=noncluster|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.oracle.com/wim/entry/4_8m_wasn_t_enough|title=4.8M wasn't enough so we went for 5.055M tpmc with Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel r2 :-) (Wim Coekaerts Blog)|access-date=17 April 2015|archive-date=17 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417194214/https://blogs.oracle.com/wim/entry/4_8m_wasn_t_enough|url-status=live}}</ref>

Oracle also submitted a [[SPEC|SPECjEnterprise2010]] benchmark record using Oracle Linux and [[Oracle WebLogic Server]], and achieved both a single node and an x86 world record result of 27,150 EjOPS (SPECjEnterprise Operation/second).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spec.org/jEnterprise2010/results/res2012q1/jEnterprise2010-20120306-00029.html|title=SPECjEnterprise2010 Result: Oracle Weblogic Server Standard Edition Release 12.1.1 on Oracle Sun Fire X4800 M2|access-date=17 April 2015|archive-date=17 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417192651/http://www.spec.org/jEnterprise2010/results/res2012q1/jEnterprise2010-20120306-00029.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Cisco UCS systems===
Cisco submitted 2 TPC-C benchmark results that run Oracle Linux with the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel R2 on [[Cisco Unified Computing System|UCS systems]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://c970058.r58.cf2.rackcdn.com/fdr/tpcc/Cisco-Oracle_C250_TPC-C_FDR.pdf |title=TPC-C Full Disclosure Report: Cisco UCS C250 M2 Extended-Memory Server |publisher=[[Transaction Processing Performance Council]] |access-date=13 January 2014 |archive-date=5 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130805175736/http://c970058.r58.cf2.rackcdn.com/fdr/tpcc/Cisco-Oracle_C250_TPC-C_FDR.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://c970058.r58.cf2.rackcdn.com/fdr/tpcc/Cisco-Oracle%20C240%20TPC-C%20FDR.pdf |title=TPC-C Full Disclosure Report: Cisco UCS C240 M3 Rack Server |publisher=[[Transaction Processing Performance Council]] |access-date=13 January 2014 |archive-date=13 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113175233/http://c970058.r58.cf2.rackcdn.com/fdr/tpcc/Cisco-Oracle%20C240%20TPC-C%20FDR.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> The UCS systems rank fourth and eighth on the top TPC-C non-clustered list.<ref name="tpc.org"/>

==SPARC version==
In December 2010, Oracle CEO [[Larry Ellison]], in response to a question on Oracle's Linux strategy, said that at some point in the future Oracle Linux would run on Oracle's [[SPARC]] platforms.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/212564/ellison_oracle_enterprise_linux_coming_to_sparc.html|title=Ellison: Oracle Enterprise Linux Coming to Sparc|date=6 December 2010|work=PCWorld|access-date=17 April 2015|archive-date=1 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901002120/http://www.pcworld.com/article/212564/ellison_oracle_enterprise_linux_coming_to_sparc.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> At Oracle OpenWorld 2014 John Fowler, Oracle's Executive Vice President for Systems, also said that Linux will be able to run on SPARC at some point.<ref>{{cite web|title=Oracle says Sparc M7 chip will put an end to Heartbleed|url=http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2373412/oracle-says-sparc-m7-chip-will-put-an-end-to-heartbleed|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141003001725/http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2373412/oracle-says-sparc-m7-chip-will-put-an-end-to-heartbleed|url-status=unfit|archive-date=3 October 2014|publisher=The Inquirer}}</ref>

In October 2015, Oracle released a Linux reference platform for SPARC systems based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oss.oracle.com/projects/linux-sparc/|title=Project: Linux for SPARC - oss.oracle.com|website=oss.oracle.com|access-date=2 August 2017|archive-date=8 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208142246/https://oss.oracle.com/projects/linux-sparc/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://lists.debian.org/debian-sparc/2015/10/msg00012.html|title=Re: Resurrecting Debian on SPARC|website=lists.debian.org|access-date=2 August 2017|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093408/https://lists.debian.org/debian-sparc/2015/10/msg00012.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://marc.info/?t=144429374400004|title='Oracle have been working on Sparc Linux' thread - MARC|website=marc.info|access-date=2 August 2017}}</ref>

In September 2016, Oracle released information about an upcoming product, [[Oracle Exadata]] SL6-2, a database server using SPARC processors running Linux.<ref>{{cite web
  |url = http://vanpupi.stepi.net/index.php/2016/09/20/welcome-exadata-sl6-2/
  |title = Welcome Exadata SL6-2!
  |access-date = 2016-09-20
  |author = Pieter V. Puymbroeck
  |date = 2016-09-20
  |archive-date = 30 September 2016
  |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160930134911/http://vanpupi.stepi.net/index.php/2016/09/20/welcome-exadata-sl6-2/
  |url-status = live
  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web
  |url = https://twitter.com/ExadataPM/status/778017406710980608
  |title = Coming soon #Exadata SL6 SPARC Linux - All benefit of Software in Silicon in a Linux #Exadata platform #oow16
  |access-date = 2016-11-27
  |author = Gurmeet Goindi
  |date = 2016-09-19
  |archive-date = 9 June 2017
  |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170609063251/https://twitter.com/ExadataPM/status/778017406710980608
  |url-status = live
  }}</ref>

On 31 March 2017, Oracle posted the first public release of Oracle Linux for SPARC, installable on SPARC [[SPARC T4|T4]], [[SPARC T5|T5]], M5, and M7 processors.<ref name="WC_first_SPARC">{{cite web
  |url = https://blogs.oracle.com/wim/post/oracle-linux-6-for-sparc
  |title = Oracle Linux 6 for SPARC
  |access-date = 2017-04-03
  |author = Wim Coekaerts
  |date = 2017-03-31
  |work = Wim Coekaerts Blog
  |publisher = Oracle, Inc.
  |archive-date = 18 March 2022
  |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220318112948/https://blogs.oracle.com/wim/post/oracle-linux-6-for-sparc
  |url-status = live
  }}</ref> The release notes state that the release is being made available "for the benefit of developers and partners", but is only supported on Exadata SL6 hardware.<ref>{{cite web
  |url = http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37670_01/E86243/html/
  |title = Release Notes for Oracle Linux 6 Update 7 (SPARC)
  |access-date = 2017-04-03
  |date = March 2017
  |publisher = Oracle, Inc.
  |archive-date = 3 April 2017
  |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170403195013/http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37670_01/E86243/html/
  |url-status = live
  }}</ref>

==Software updates and version history==
In March 2012, Oracle announced free software updates and errata for Oracle Linux on Oracle's public yum repositories.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/1563775|title=Oracle Announces the Certification of the Oracle Database|access-date=17 April 2015|archive-date=9 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209070135/http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/1563775|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2013, Oracle announced that each month its free public yum servers handle 80 TB of data, and the switch to the [[Akamai Technologies|Akamai]] [[content delivery network]] to handle the traffic growth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/entry/public_yum_now_powered_by|title=Public yum now powered by Akamai (Oracle's Linux Blog)|access-date=17 April 2015|archive-date=9 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809035450/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/entry/public_yum_now_powered_by|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Release history===
* Oracle Linux 10 Developer Preview <ref name="Oracle Linux 10 Developer Preview blog">{{cite web|url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/oracle-linux-10-developer-previewnow-available-for-download|title=Oracle Linux 10 Developer Preview—Now Available for Download|access-date=23 January 2025|archive-date=24 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124043518/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/oracle-linux-10-developer-previewnow-available-for-download|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Oracle Linux 9,<ref name="Oracle Linux 9 blog announcement">{{cite web|url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/announcing-oracle-linux-9-general-availability|title=Announcing Oracle Linux 9 general availability|access-date=6 July 2022|archive-date=29 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729152136/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/announcing-oracle-linux-9-general-availability|url-status=live}}</ref> 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6
* Oracle Linux 8, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, 8.9
* Oracle Linux 7, 7.1, 7.2,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E52668_01/E53499/html/index.html|title=Oracle® Linux|access-date=17 April 2015|archive-date=6 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506094429/https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E52668_01/E53499/html/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9
* Oracle Linux 6, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oss.oracle.com/el6/docs/|title=Index of /el6/docs|access-date=17 April 2015|archive-date=3 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203052756/https://oss.oracle.com/el6/docs/|url-status=live}}</ref> 6.8, 6.9, 6.10
* Oracle Linux 5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 5.10, 5.11<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oss.oracle.com/el5/docs/|title=Index of /el5/docs|access-date=17 April 2015|archive-date=5 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005100407/https://oss.oracle.com/el5/docs/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Oracle Enterprise Linux 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oss.oracle.com/el4/docs/|title=Index of /el4/docs|access-date=17 April 2015|archive-date=3 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203213259/https://oss.oracle.com/el4/docs/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Oracle Linux uses a version-naming convention identical to that of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (e.g. the first version, Oracle Linux 4.5, is based on RHEL 4.5). They have slightly different support lifecycles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lifetime Support Policy: Coverage for Oracle Open Source Service Offerings |url=https://www.oracle.com/a/ocom/docs/elsp-lifetime-069338.pdf |access-date= |website=Oracle |archive-date=1 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101154950/https://www.oracle.com/a/ocom/docs/elsp-lifetime-069338.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Oracle Linux Release
! Architectures
! RHEL base
! Oracle Linux release date
! RHEL release date
! Days after RHEL release
|-
! 4.5
| rowspan="9" | i386, x86-64
| 4.5
| {{dunno}}
| 2007-05-01
| {{dunno}}
|-
! 4.6
| 4.6
| 2007-12-10<ref>{{cite web|title=Enterprise Linux Release 4 Update 6 for x86 (32 bit)and x86_64 (64 Bit) architectures|date=10 December 2007|url=https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2007-December/000438.html|access-date=30 June 2012|archive-date=17 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617072236/https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2007-December/000438.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2007-11-16
| style="text-align: center;"|24
|-
! 4.7
| 4.7
| 2008-08-05<ref>{{cite web|title=Enterprise Linux Release 4 Update 7 for x86 (32 bit), x86_64 (64 Bit) and Itanium (ia64) architectures|date=5 August 2008|url=https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2008-August/000700.html|access-date=22 July 2012|archive-date=17 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617043656/https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2008-August/000700.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2008-07-24
| style="text-align: center;"|12
|-
! 4.8
| 4.8
| 2009-05-26<ref>{{cite web|title=Enterprise Linux Release 4 Update 8 for x86 (32 bit), x86_64 (64 Bit) and Itanium (ia64) architectures|date=26 May 2009|url=https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2009-May/001012.html|access-date=22 July 2012|archive-date=17 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617011516/https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2009-May/001012.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2009-05-18
| style="text-align: center;"|8
|-
! 4.9
| 4.9
| {{dunno}}
| 2011-02-16
| {{dunno}}
|-
! 5.0
| 5
| 2007-06-26<ref>{{cite web|title=Enterprise Linux Release 5|date=26 June 2007|url=https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2007-June/000189.html|access-date=22 July 2012|archive-date=17 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617070628/https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2007-June/000189.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2007-03-14
| style="text-align: center;"|104
|-
! 5.1
| 5.1
| 2007-11-26<ref>{{cite web|title=Enterprise Linux Release 5 Update 1 for x86 (32 bit) and x86_64 (64 Bit) architectures|date=27 November 2007|url=https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2007-November/000414.html|access-date=22 July 2012|archive-date=17 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617014420/https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2007-November/000414.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2007-11-07
| style="text-align: center;"|19
|-
! 5.2
| 5.2
| 2008-06-02<ref>{{cite web|title=Enterprise Linux Release 5 Update 2 for x86 (32 bit) and x86_64 (64 Bit) architectures|date=3 June 2008|url=https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2008-June/000619.html|access-date=22 July 2012|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110950/https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2008-June/000619.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2008-05-21
| style="text-align: center;"|12
|-
! 5.3
| 5.3
| 2009-01-28<ref>{{cite web|title=Enterprise Linux Release 5 Update 3 for x86 (32 bit) and x86_64 (64 Bit) architectures|date=28 January 2009|url=https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2009-January/000869.html|access-date=22 July 2012|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304192101/https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2009-January/000869.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2009-01-20
| style="text-align: center;"|8
|-
! 5.4
| rowspan="8" | i386, x86-64, ia64
| 5.4
| 2009-09-09<ref>{{cite web|title=Enterprise Linux Release 5 Update 4 for x86 (32 bit) and x86_64 (64 Bit) architectures|date=9 September 2009|url=https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2009-September/001140.html|access-date=30 June 2012|archive-date=12 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612002928/https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2009-September/001140.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2009-09-02
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |7
|-
! 5.5
| 5.5
| 2010-04-07<ref>{{cite web|title=Enterprise Linux Release 5 Update 5 for x86 (32 bit) and x86_64 (64 Bit) architectures|date=7 April 2010|url=https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2010-April/001425.html|access-date=22 July 2012|archive-date=14 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214081129/https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2010-April/001425.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2010-03-31
|-
! 5.6
| 5.6
| 2011-01-22<ref>{{cite web|title=Oracle Linux Release 5 Update 6 for x86 (32 bit) and x86_64 (64 Bit) architectures|date=22 January 2011|url=https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2011-January/001791.html|access-date=22 July 2012|archive-date=12 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612002912/https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2011-January/001791.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2011-01-13
| style="text-align: center;"|9
|-
! 5.7
| 5.7
| 2011-08-16<ref>{{cite web|title=Oracle Linux Release 5 Update 7 for x86 (32 bit) and x86_64 (64 Bit) architectures|date=August 2011|url=https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2011-August/002251.html|access-date=22 July 2012|archive-date=13 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213233419/https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2011-August/002251.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2011-07-21
| style="text-align: center;"|26
|-
! 5.8
| 5.8
| 2012-03-02<ref>{{cite web|title=Oracle Linux Release 5 Update 8 for x86 (32 bit) and x86_64 (64 Bit) architectures|date=2 March 2012|url=https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2012-March/002637.html|access-date=22 July 2012|archive-date=13 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213223356/https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2012-March/002637.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2012-02-21
| style="text-align: center;"|10
|-
! 5.9
| 5.9
| 2013-01-16<ref>{{cite web|title=Oracle Linux Release 5 Update 9 for x86 (32 bit) and x86_64 (64 Bit) architectures|date=16 January 2013|url=https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2013-January/003209.html|access-date=17 January 2013|archive-date=12 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412024853/https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2013-January/003209.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2013-01-07
| style="text-align: center;"|9
|-
! 5.10
| 5.10
| 2013-10-08<ref>{{cite web|title=Oracle Linux Release 5 Update 10 for x86 (32 bit) and x86_64 (64 Bit) architectures|date=8 October 2013|url=https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2013-October/003711.html|access-date=14 October 2013|archive-date=14 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214020500/https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2013-October/003711.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2013-10-01
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |7
|-
! 5.11
| 5.11
| 2014-09-23<ref>{{cite web|title=Oracle Linux Release 5 Update 11 for x86 (32 bit) and x86_64 (64 Bit) architectures|date=23 September 2014|url=https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2014-September/004468.html|access-date=7 October 2014|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121251/https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2014-September/004468.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2014-09-16
|-
! 6.0
| rowspan="8" | i386, x86-64
| 6
| 2011-02-11<ref>{{cite web|title=Oracle Linux Release 6|date=11 February 2011|url=https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2011-February/001819.html|access-date=22 July 2012|archive-date=14 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214081124/https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2011-February/001819.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2010-11-10
| style="text-align: center;"|93
|-
! 6.1
| 6.1
| 2011-06-01
| 2011-05-19
| style="text-align: center;"|13
|-
! 6.2
| 6.2
| 2011-12-15
| 2011-12-06
| style="text-align: center;"|9
|-
! 6.3
| 6.3
| 2012-06-28<ref>{{cite web|title=Oracle Linux Release 6 Update 3 for x86 (32 bit) and x86_64 (64 Bit) architectures|date=28 June 2012|url=https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2012-June/002881.html|access-date=29 June 2012|archive-date=7 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207221152/https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2012-June/002881.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2012-06-21
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" |7
|-
! 6.4
| 6.4
| 2013-02-28<ref>{{cite web|title=Oracle Linux Release 6 Update 4 for x86 (32 bit) and x86_64 (64 Bit) architectures|date=28 February 2013|url=https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2013-February/003307.html|access-date=2 March 2013|archive-date=9 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509035635/https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2013-February/003307.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2013-02-21
|-
! 6.5
| 6.5
| 2013-11-27<ref>{{cite web|title=Oracle Linux Release 6 Update 5 for x86 (32 bit) and x86_64 (64 Bit) architectures|date=27 November 2013|url=https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2013-November/003829.html|access-date=29 November 2013|archive-date=3 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203025448/https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2013-November/003829.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2013-11-21
| style="text-align: center;"|6
|-
! 6.6
| 6.6
| 2014-10-21<ref>{{cite web|title=Oracle Linux Release 6 Update 6 for x86 (32 bit) and x86_64 (64 Bit) architectures|date=27 November 2013|url=https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2013-November/003829.html|access-date=29 November 2013|archive-date=3 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203025448/https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2013-November/003829.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2014-10-14
| style="text-align: center;"|7
|-
! rowspan=2 | 6.7
| rowspan=2 | 6.7
| 2015-07-31<ref>{{cite web|title=Announcing the general availability of Oracle Linux 6.7|url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/entry/announcing_the_general_availability_of|access-date=31 July 2015|archive-date=6 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906081000/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/entry/announcing_the_general_availability_of|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rowspan=2 | 2015-07-22
| style="text-align: center;"|9
|-
| SPARC
| 2017-03-31<ref name="WC_first_SPARC"/>
| style="text-align: center;"|618
|-
! 6.8
| rowspan="3" | i386, x86-64
| 6.8
| 2016-05-16<ref>{{cite web|title=FRIDAY SPOTLIGHT: Oracle Linux 6.8 is now available|url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/entry/friday_spotlight_oracle_linux_6|access-date=7 July 2016|archive-date=21 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921033234/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/entry/friday_spotlight_oracle_linux_6|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2016-05-10
| style="text-align: center;"|6
|-
! 6.9
| 6.9
| 2017-03-28<ref>{{cite web|title=Announcing the release of Oracle Linux 6 Update 9|url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/entry/announcing_the_release_of_oracle|access-date=28 March 2017|archive-date=9 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409014642/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/entry/announcing_the_release_of_oracle|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2017-03-21
| style="text-align: center;"|7
|-
! 6.10
| 6.10
| 2018-07-02<ref>{{cite web|title=Announcing the release of Oracle Linux 6 Update 10|url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/announcing-the-release-of-oracle-linux-6-update-10|access-date=12 October 2018|archive-date=3 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703222901/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/announcing-the-release-of-oracle-linux-6-update-10|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2018-06-19
| style="text-align: center;"|13
|-
|-
! 7.0
| rowspan="6" | x86-64
| 7.0
| 2014-07-23<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2014-July/004247.html|title=[El-errata] Oracle Linux 7 Release for x86_64|first=Errata Announcements for Oracle|last=Linux|date=23 July 2014|access-date=26 July 2014|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304191455/https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2014-July/004247.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2014-06-10
| style="text-align: center;"|43
|-
! 7.1
| 7.1
| 2015-03-12<ref>{{cite web|title=Announcing General Availability of Oracle Linux 7.1|url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/entry/announcing_general_availability_of_oracle2|access-date=23 March 2015|archive-date=2 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402114828/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/entry/announcing_general_availability_of_oracle2|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2015-03-05
| style="text-align: center;"|7
|-
! 7.2
| 7.2
| 2015-11-25<ref>{{cite web|title=Announcing General Availability of Oracle Linux 7.2|url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/entry/announcing_the_general_availability_of3|access-date=14 December 2015|archive-date=26 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126180117/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/entry/announcing_the_general_availability_of3|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2015-11-19
| style="text-align: center;"|6
|-
! 7.3
| 7.3
| 2016-11-10<ref>{{cite web|title=Oracle Linux 7.3 Available Now|url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/entry/oracle_linux_7_update_3|access-date=14 November 2016|archive-date=14 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114084609/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/entry/oracle_linux_7_update_3|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2016-11-03
| style="text-align: center;"|6
|-
! 7.4
| 7.4
| 2017-08-08<ref>{{cite web|title=Oracle Linux 7.4 Available Now|url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/oracle-linux-7-update-4-general-availability-v2|access-date=23 August 2017|archive-date=19 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919055110/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/oracle-linux-7-update-4-general-availability-v2|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2017-07-31
| style="text-align: center;"|8
|-
! 7.5
| 7.5
| 2018-04-17<ref>{{cite web|title=Oracle Linux 7.5 Available Now|url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/announcing-the-release-of-oracle-linux-7-update-5|access-date=18 April 2018|archive-date=18 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418093448/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/announcing-the-release-of-oracle-linux-7-update-5|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2018-04-10
| style="text-align: center;"|7
|-
! 7.6
| rowspan="22" | x86-64, ARM64
| 7.6
| 2018-11-07<ref>{{cite web |title=Announcing the release of Oracle Linux 7 Update 6 |url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/announcing-the-release-of-oracle-linux-7-update-6 |access-date=8 November 2018 |archive-date=9 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809084405/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/announcing-the-release-of-oracle-linux-7-update-6 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| 2018-10-30
| style="text-align: center;"|8
|-
! 7.7
| 7.7
| 2019-08-15<ref>{{cite web |title=Announcing the release of Oracle Linux 7 Update 7 |url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/announcing-oracle-linux-7-update-7 |access-date=16 August 2019 |archive-date=10 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201010073906/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/announcing-oracle-linux-7-update-7 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| 2019-08-06
| style="text-align: center;"|9
|-
! 7.8
| 7.8
| 2020-04-08<ref>{{cite web |title=Announcing the release of Oracle Linux 7 Update 8 |url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/announcing-the-release-of-oracle-linux-7-update-8 |access-date=28 April 2020 |archive-date=27 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027185820/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/announcing-the-release-of-oracle-linux-7-update-8 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| 2020-03-31
| style="text-align: center;"|8
|-
! 7.9
| 7.9
| 2020-10-07<ref>{{cite web|title=Announcing the release of Oracle Linux 7 Update 9|url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/announcing-the-release-of-oracle-linux-7-update-9|access-date=7 October 2020|archive-date=28 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028142803/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/announcing-the-release-of-oracle-linux-7-update-9|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2020-09-29
| style="text-align: center;"|8
|-
! 8.0
| 8.0
| 2019-07-18<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/announcing-the-release-of-oracle-linux-8|title=Oracle Linux 8.0 Available Now|access-date=25 July 2019|archive-date=27 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927035224/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/announcing-the-release-of-oracle-linux-8|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2019-05-07
| style="text-align: center;"|72
|-
! 8.1
| 8.1
| 2019-11-15<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/announcing-oracle-linux-8-update-1|title=Announcing Oracle Linux 8 Update 1|access-date=17 November 2019|archive-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130164427/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/announcing-oracle-linux-8-update-1|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2019-11-05
| style="text-align: center;"|10
|-
! 8.2
| 8.2
| 2020-05-06<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/announcing-the-release-of-oracle-linux-8-update-2|title=Announcing the release of Oracle Linux 8 Update 2|access-date=6 May 2020|archive-date=6 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506235945/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/announcing-the-release-of-oracle-linux-8-update-2|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2020-04-28
| style="text-align: center;"|8
|-
! 8.3
| 8.3
| 2020-11-13<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/announcing-the-release-of-oracle-linux-8-update-3|title=Announcing the release of Oracle Linux 8 Update 3|access-date=13 November 2020|archive-date=1 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201105704/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/announcing-the-release-of-oracle-linux-8-update-3|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2020-11-03<ref>{{cite web|url=https://access.redhat.com/articles/3078|title=Red Hat Enterprise Linux Release Dates - Red Hat Customer Portal|access-date=13 May 2022|archive-date=20 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120224845/https://access.redhat.com/articles/3078|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="text-align: center;"|10
|-
! 8.4
| 8.4
| 2021-05-26<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/announcing-the-release-of-oracle-linux-8-update-4|title=Announcing the release of Oracle Linux 8 Update 4|access-date=26 May 2021|archive-date=26 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126164153/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/announcing-the-release-of-oracle-linux-8-update-4|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2021-05-18
| style="text-align: center;"|8
|-
! 8.5
| 8.5
| 2021-11-16<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/announcing-the-release-of-oracle-linux-8-update-5|title=Announcing the release of Oracle Linux 8 Update 5|access-date=16 Nov 2021|archive-date=26 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126164601/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/announcing-the-release-of-oracle-linux-8-update-5|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2021-11-09
| style="text-align: center;"|7
|-
! 8.6
| 8.6
| 2022-05-16<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/announcing-the-release-of-oracle-linux-8-update-6|title=Announcing the release of Oracle Linux 8 Update 6|access-date=19 May 2022|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621230150/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/announcing-the-release-of-oracle-linux-8-update-6|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2022-05-10
| style="text-align: center;"|6
|-
! 8.7
| 8.7
| 2022-11-16<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/oracle-linux-8-update-7|title=Oracle Linux 8 Update 7 simplifies operations at scale|access-date=22 November 2022|archive-date=31 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221231110030/http://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/oracle-linux-8-update-7|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2022-11-09
| style="text-align: center;"|7
|-
! 8.8
| 8.8
| 2023-05-24<ref name="88_92">{{cite web |title=Oracle announces general availability of latest Oracle Linux releases |url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/oracle-announces-general-availability-of-latest-oracle-linux-releases |access-date=10 July 2023 |archive-date=25 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525110313/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/oracle-announces-general-availability-of-latest-oracle-linux-releases |url-status=live }}</ref>
| 2023-05-16
| style="text-align: center;"|8
|-
! 8.9
| 8.9
| 2023-11-21<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/oracle-linux-8-update-9|title=Oracle Linux 8 Update 9 includes updated Linux Kernel and improved technology for developers|access-date=10 May 2024|archive-date=11 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231211201441/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/oracle-linux-8-update-9|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2023-11-14<ref>{{cite web|url=https://access.redhat.com/articles/3078|title=Red Hat Enterprise Linux Release Dates|access-date=10 May 2024|archive-date=20 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120224845/https://access.redhat.com/articles/3078|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="text-align: center;"|7
|-
!8.10
|8.10
|2024-05-29<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/announcing-oracle-linux-8-update-10-general-availability |title=Announcing Oracle Linux 8 Update 10 general availability |access-date=21 September 2024 |archive-date=29 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529185721/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/announcing-oracle-linux-8-update-10-general-availability |url-status=live }}</ref>
|2024-05-22<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-23 |title=Red Hat Enterprise Linux Release Dates |url=https://access.redhat.com/articles/3078 |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=Red Hat Customer Portal |language=en |archive-date=20 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120224845/https://access.redhat.com/articles/3078 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| style="text-align: center;"|7
|-
! 9.0
| 9.0
| 2022-06-30<ref name="Oracle Linux 9 blog announcement" />
| 2022-05-17<ref>{{cite web|url=https://access.redhat.com/articles/3078|title=Red Hat Enterprise Linux Release Dates|access-date=6 July 2022|archive-date=20 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120224845/https://access.redhat.com/articles/3078|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="text-align: center;"|44
|-
! 9.1
| 9.1
| 2022-11-23<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oracle Linux 9 Update 1 brings enhanced security and new development tools |url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/oracle-linux-9-update-1 |access-date=30 November 2022 |archive-date=30 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130085521/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/oracle-linux-9-update-1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| 2022-11-15
| style="text-align: center;"|8
|-
! 9.2
| 9.2
| 2023-05-24<ref name="88_92" />
| 2023-05-10
| style="text-align: center;"|14
|-
! 9.3
| 9.3
| 2023-11-15<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oracle Linux 9 Update 3 is now generally available, as expected!|url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/oracle-linux-9-update-3|access-date=18 January 2024|archive-date=17 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117215325/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/oracle-linux-9-update-3|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2023-11-08
| style="text-align: center;"|7
|-
!9.4
|9.4
|2024-05-06<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oracle Linux 9 Update 4 is generally available |url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/oracle-linux-9-update-4-is-generally-available |access-date=19 July 2024 |archive-date=26 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526050153/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/oracle-linux-9-update-4-is-generally-available |url-status=live }}</ref>
|2024-04-30
| style="text-align: center;"|6
|-
!9.5
|9.5
|2024-11-19<ref>{{Cite web|title=Announcing Oracle Linux 9 Update 5 General Availability|url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/announcing-oracle-linux-9-update-5-general-availability|access-date=13 February 2025|archive-date=5 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241205050152/https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/announcing-oracle-linux-9-update-5-general-availability|url-status=live}}</ref>
|2024-11-12
| style="text-align: center;"|7
|-
!9.6
|9.6
|2025-05-27<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-27 |title=Oracle Linux 9.6 Now Generally Available |url=https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/post/oracle-linux-9-6-now-generally-available |website=Oracle Linux Blog}}</ref>
|2025-05-20
| style="text-align: center;" |7
|}

===Support period===

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! Version !! End of Premier<br /> Support<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oracle.com/a/ocom/docs/elsp-lifetime-069338.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101154950/https://www.oracle.com/a/ocom/docs/elsp-lifetime-069338.pdf |archive-date=2024-01-01 |title=Lifetime Support Policy: Coverage for Oracle Open Source Service Offerings |publisher=Oracle |access-date=2024-01-17}}</ref>!! End of Extended<br />Support
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| {{Version |o | 31 October 2011}}
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| {{Version |o | 28 February 2013}}
| {{N/A}}
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| 5
| {{Version |o | 30 June 2017}}
| {{Version |o | 30 November 2020}}
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| 6
| {{Version |o | 31 March 2021}}
| {{Version |o | 31 December 2024}}
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| {{Version |o | 31 December 2024}}
| {{Version|co|30 June 2028}}
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| 8
| {{Version |co | 31 July 2029}}
| {{Version|co|31 July 2032}}
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| {{Version |c |9}}
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| 30 June 2035
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==Oracle OpenStack for Oracle Linux==
Oracle announced on 24 September 2014 Oracle [[OpenStack]] for Oracle Linux. In October 2020, Oracle deprecated support for and ceased releasing OpenStack software. 

==See also==
{{Portal|Free and open-source software}}
* [[Oracle Solaris]]
* [[Red Hat Enterprise Linux derivatives]]
* [[List of commercial products based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/linux/product/overview/index.html}}
* {{DistroWatch|oracle|NAME=Oracle Linux}}

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