Oracle Linux

Oracle Linux è una distribuzione Linux di classe enterprise supportata da Oracle ed è basata su Red Hat Enterprise Linux (100% compatibile).

Versione 8.2

Questa versione contiene (in Inglese):

• Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 6 (UEK6)
  • For information about UEK6, please refer to the UEK6 announcement
• Red Hat Compatible Kernel (RHCK)
  • “kexec-tools” documentation now includes Kdump FCoE target support
  • “numactl” manual page updated to clarify information about memory usage
  • “rngd” can run with non-root privileges
  • Secure Boot available by default

• Compiler and Development Toolset (available as Application Streams)
  • Compiler and Toolset
    • Clang toolset updated to version 9.0.0
    • Rust toolset updated to version 1.39
    • Go toolset updated to 1.13.4
  • GCC Toolset 9
    • GCC version updated to 9.2.1
    • GDB version updated to 8.3
    • For further GCC Toolset updates, please check Oracle Linux 8 Update 2 release notes

• Database
  • Oracle Linux 8 Update 2 ships with version 8.0 of the MySQL database
• Dynamic Programming Languages, Web
  • “maven:3.6” module stream available
  • “Python 3.8” is provided by a new python38 module. Python 3.6 continues to be supported in Oracle Linux 8.
  • The introduction of “Python 3.8” in Oracle Linux 8 Update 2 requires that you specify which version of “mod_wsgi” you want to install, as “Python 3.6” is also supported in this release.
  • “perl-LDAP” and “perl-Convert-ASN1” packages are now released as part of Oracle Linux 8 Update 2.

• Infrastructure Services
  • “bind” updated to version 9.11.13
  • “tuned” updated to version 2.13

• Networking
  • “eBPF” for Traffic Control kernel subsystem supported (previously available as a technology preview)
  • “firewalld” updated to version 0.8

• Podman, Buildah, and Skopeo Container Tools are now supported on both UEK R6 and RHCK

• Security
  • “audit” updated to version 3.0-0.14; several improvements introduced between Kernel version 4.18 (RHCK) and version 5.4 (UEK R6) of Audit.
  • “lvmdbusd” service confined by SELinux.
  • “openssl-pkcs11” updated to version 0.4.10.
  • “rsyslog” updated to version 8.1911.0.
  • SCAP Security Guide includes ACSC (Australian Cyber Security Centre) Essential Eight support.
  • SELinux
    • SELinux setools-gui and setools-console-analyses packages included
    • SELinux improved to enable confined users to manage user session services
    • semanage export able to display customizations related to permissive domains
    • semanage includes capability for listing and modifying SCTP and DCCP ports
  • “sudo” updated to version 1.8.29-3.
  • “udica” is now capable of adding new allow rules generated from SELinux denials to an existing container policy.
• Virtualization
  • Nested Virtual Machines (VM) capability added; this enhancement enables an Oracle Linux 7 or Oracle Linux 8 VM that is running on an Oracle Linux 8 physical host to perform as a hypervisor, and host its own VMs.
    • Note: On AMD64 systems, nested KVM virtualization continues to be a Technology Preview.
  • virt-manager application deprecated; Oracle recommends using the Cockpit web console to manage virtualization in a GUI.
• Cockpit Web Console
  • Cockpit web console login timeout; web console sessions will be automatically logged out after 15 minutes of inactivity
  • Option for logging into the web console with a TLS client certificate added
  • Creating a new file system in the web console requires a specified mount point
  • Virtual Machines management page improvements

Risorse

La distribuzione può essere scaricata da:

• 64 bit (7,3GB): http://mirrors.kernel.org/oracle/OL8/u1/x86_64/OracleLinux-R8-U1-x86_64-dvd.iso

La distribuzionale può essere scaricata da:

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Oracle Linux 6.5

Conclusioni

Si tratta del secondo update della versione 8.