Linux x86 64 distribution
Use the following information to check supported Oracle Linux 7 distributions:
Table 4-2 x86-64 Oracle Linux 7 Minimum Operating System Requirements
Ensure that OpenSSH is installed on your servers. OpenSSH is the required SSH software.
Minimum supported versions:
- Oracle Linux 7.4 with the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 4: 4.1.12-124.53.1.el7uek.x86_64 or later
- Oracle Linux 7.6 with the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 5: 4.14.35-2025.404.1.el7uek.x86_64 or later
Note: Oracle recommends that you use update Oracle Linux to the latest available version and release level.
Packages for Oracle Linux 7
Subscribe to the Oracle Linux 7 channel on the Unbreakable Linux Network, or configure a yum repository from the Oracle Linux yum server website, and then install the Oracle Database Preinstallation RPM, oracle-database-preinstall-21c . The Oracle Database Preinstallation RPM, oracle-database-preinstall-21c , automatically installs all required packages listed in the table below, their dependencies for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle Database installations, and also performs other system configuration. If you install the Oracle Database Preinstallation RPM, oracle-database-preinstall-21c , then you do not have to install these packages, as the Oracle Database Preinstallation RPM automatically installs them.
bc
binutils
elfutils-libelf
glibc
glibc-devel
ksh
libaio
libXrender
libX11
libXau
libXi
libXtst
libgcc
libstdc++
libxcb
make
policycoreutils
policycoreutils-python
smartmontools
sysstat
Note: If you intend to use 32-bit client applications to access 64-bit servers, then you must also install (where available) the latest 32-bit versions of the packages listed in this table.
Optional Packages for Oracle Linux 7
Based on your requirement, install the latest released versions of the following packages:
ipmiutil (for Intelligent Platform Management Interface)
libvirt-libs (for KVM)
net-tools (for Oracle RAC and Oracle Clusterware)
nfs-utils (for Oracle ACFS)
Kernel-based virtual machine (KVM), also known as KVM virtualization, is certified on Oracle Database 21c for all supported Oracle Linux 7 distributions. For more information on supported virtualization technologies for Oracle Database, refer to the virtualization matrix:
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Linux x86 64 distribution
Use the following information to check supported Oracle Linux 8 distributions:
Table 4-1 x86-64 Oracle Linux 8 Minimum Operating System Requirements
Ensure that OpenSSH is installed on your servers. OpenSSH is the required SSH software.
Minimum supported versions:
- Oracle Linux 8.1 with the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 6: 5.4.17-2011.0.7.el8uek.x86_64 or later
- Oracle Linux 8 with the Red Hat Compatible Kernel: 4.18.0-80.el8.x86_64 or later
Oracle recommends that you update Oracle Linux to the latest available version and release level.
Packages for Oracle Linux 8
Subscribe to the Oracle Linux 8 channel on the Unbreakable Linux Network, or configure a yum repository from the Oracle Linux yum server website, and then install the Oracle Database Preinstallation RPM, oracle-database-preinstall-19c . The Oracle Database Preinstallation RPM, oracle-database-preinstall-19c , automatically installs all required packages listed in the table below, their dependencies for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle Database installations, and also performs other system configuration. If you install the Oracle Database Preinstallation RPM, oracle-database-preinstall-19c , then you do not have to install these packages, as the Oracle Database Preinstallation RPM automatically installs them.
bc
binutils
elfutils-libelf
elfutils-libelf-devel
fontconfig-devel
glibc
glibc-devel
ksh
libaio
libaio-devel
libXrender
libX11
libXau
libXi
libXtst
libgcc
libnsl
librdmacm
libstdc++
libstdc++-devel
libxcb
libibverbs
make
policycoreutils
policycoreutils-python-utils
smartmontools
sysstat
If you intend to use 32-bit client applications to access 64-bit servers, then you must also install (where available) the latest 32-bit versions of the packages listed in this table.
Optional Packages for Oracle Linux 8
Based on your requirement, install the latest released versions of the following packages:
ipmiutil (for Intelligent Platform Management Interface)
libnsl2 (for Oracle Database Client only)
libnsl2-devel (for Oracle Database Client only)
libvirt-libs (for KVM)
net-tools (for Oracle RAC and Oracle Clusterware)
nfs-utils (for Oracle ACFS)
- For a list of latest Oracle Database Release Updates (RU) and Release Update Revisions (RUR) patches for Oracle Linux Enterprise Linux 8 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, visit My Oracle Support
- For a list of known issues and open bugs for Oracle Linux 8 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, read the Oracle Database Release Notes
Kernel-based virtual machine (KVM), also known as KVM virtualization, is certified on Oracle Database 19c for all supported Oracle Linux 8 distributions. For more information on supported virtualization technologies for Oracle Database, refer to the virtualization matrix:
Linux x86 64 distribution
Use the following information to check supported Oracle Linux 8 distributions:
Table 3-1 x86-64 Oracle Linux 8 Minimum Operating System Requirements
Ensure that OpenSSH is installed on your servers. OpenSSH is the required SSH software.
Minimum supported versions:
- Oracle Linux 8.1 with the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 6: 5.4.17-2011.0.7.el8uek.x86_64 or later
- Oracle Linux 8 with the Red Hat Compatible Kernel: 4.18.0-80.el8.x86_64 or later
Oracle recommends that you update Oracle Linux to the latest available version and release level.
Packages for Oracle Linux 8
Subscribe to the Oracle Linux 8 channel on the Unbreakable Linux Network, or configure a yum repository from the Oracle Linux yum server website, and then install the Oracle Database Preinstallation RPM, oracle-database-preinstall-19c . The Oracle Database Preinstallation RPM, oracle-database-preinstall-19c , automatically installs all required packages listed in the table below, their dependencies for Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle Database installations, and also performs other system configuration. If you install the Oracle Database Preinstallation RPM, oracle-database-preinstall-19c , then you do not have to install these packages, as the Oracle Database Preinstallation RPM automatically installs them.
bc
binutils
elfutils-libelf
elfutils-libelf-devel
fontconfig-devel
glibc
glibc-devel
ksh
libaio
libaio-devel
libXrender
libX11
libXau
libXi
libXtst
libgcc
libnsl
librdmacm
libstdc++
libstdc++-devel
libxcb
libibverbs
make
policycoreutils
policycoreutils-python-utils
smartmontools
sysstat
If you intend to use 32-bit client applications to access 64-bit servers, then you must also install (where available) the latest 32-bit versions of the packages listed in this table.
Optional Packages for Oracle Linux 8
Based on your requirement, install the latest released versions of the following packages:
ipmiutil (for Intelligent Platform Management Interface)
libnsl2 (for Oracle Database Client only)
libnsl2-devel (for Oracle Database Client only)
libvirt-libs (for KVM)
net-tools (for Oracle RAC and Oracle Clusterware)
nfs-utils (for Oracle ACFS)
- For a list of latest Oracle Database Release Updates (RU) and Release Update Revisions (RUR) patches for Oracle Linux Enterprise Linux 8 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, visit My Oracle Support
- For a list of known issues and open bugs for Oracle Linux 8 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, read the Oracle Database Release Notes
Kernel-based virtual machine (KVM), also known as KVM virtualization, is certified on Oracle Database 19c for all supported Oracle Linux 8 distributions. For more information on supported virtualization technologies for Oracle Database, refer to the virtualization matrix:
The LWN.net Linux Distribution List
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The next major release was on February 7, 2002. Additional information was added to each entry, and in the process links were fixed, entries moved to different categories and dead distributions were removed. Minor revisions have been made almost every week since then. A table of contents was added on May 9, 2002. There have been no major releases since then, however new distributions are added when found, dead distributions are removed when found, and link checking remains an ongoing (low-priority) process. Many thanks to Andrew Cater for a massive link-checking effort that took place in May 2020, resulting in a smaller and more up-to-date list.
We once hoped that this list would move to a searchable database, however that now seems unlikely to happen. We do hope you will enjoy this celebration of Linux diversity, with distributions large and small, specialized and generalized, old and new.
Maintenance of this list ends December 31, 2021.
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Leading Distributions
Leading distributions have usually been around for a while and are well-established. They generally support several architectures and are translated into multiple languages. Some come from companies that supply service and support contracts for their products, others are community projects.
Also well-known
There is often a fine line between «leading» and «well-known» distributions. Some might consider a few of these to be «leading» distributions.
Non-technical desktop
These are designed to be user-friendly, easy to install distributions with plenty of desktop applications.