Oracle/Linux

Oracle Enterprise Linux
NOTE: OEL is derivative of RHEL. It is binary compatible with RHEL 5.5.

Oracle Linux | Oracle - http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/linux/index.html

"Oracle Linux combined with Oracle's Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel brings the latest Linux innovations to market, delivering extreme performance, advanced scalability, and reliability for enterprise applications. The combination is:"


 * Fast—Delivers more than 75 percent performance gain in OLTP performance tests over a Red Hat 5 Compatible Kernel; 200 percent speedup of Infiniband messaging; 137 percent faster solid state disk access
 * Modern—Optimized for large servers; improved power management and energy efficiency; fine grained CPU and memory resource control; derived from the stable 2.6.32 mainline Linux kernel
 * Reliable—Supports the Data Integrity Extensions and T10 Protection Information Model, improves application uptime
 * Optimized for Oracle—Built and tested to run Oracle hardware, databases, and middleware. Recommended for all enterprise applications

Download
Oracle Linux Download - http://edelivery.oracle.com/linux

Installation
ORACLE-BASE - Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 Installation - http://www.oracle-base.com/articles/linux/OracleEnterpriseLinux5Installation.php?display_type=printable
 * Includes screenshots

Public Yum
Oracle Public Yum Server - http://public-yum.oracle.com/

By default, only el5_latest is enabled

OEL5: cd /etc/yum.repos.d wget http://public-yum.oracle.com/public-yum-el5.repo

OEL6: cd /etc/yum.repos.d wget http://public-yum.oracle.com/public-yum-ol6.repo

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oracle enterprise linux oel