Release of Oracle Linux 7 (update 6)
Avi Miller has announced the release of [Oracle Linux 7 Update 6](https://distrowatch.com/oracle), the latest version of the company's enterprise-class Linux distribution built from the source code of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.6:0
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>"Oracle is pleased to announce the general availability of Oracle Linux 7 Update 6 for the x86_64 and Arm architectures. You can find the individual RPM packages on both the Unbreakable Linux Network (ULN) and the Oracle Linux yum server. ISO installation images will soon be available for download from the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud. Notable new features in this release: Pacemaker now supports path, mount, and timer systemd unit files. Although previous releases of Pacemaker supported service and socket systemd unit files, alternative units would fail. Pacemaker can now manage path, mount and timer systemd units. Package installation and upgrade using rpm can be tracked using audit events. The RPM package manager has been updated to provide audit events so that software package installation and updates can be tracked using the Linux Audit system. Software installation and upgrades using yum are also tracked."
Further details on new features can be found in the [release announcement](https://blogs.oracle.com/linux/announcing-the-release-of-oracle-linux-7-update-6) and in the [release notes](https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E52668_01/F10004/html/index.html). ISO files can be downloaded through the [Oracle Software Delivery Cloud](http://edelivery.oracle.com/new).
## About distro
OS Type | Linux
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Based on | Red Hat
Origin | USA
Architecture | aarch64, i686, sparc64, x86_64
Desktop | GNOME, KDE
Category | Server
Status | Active
Popularity | 100 (109 hits per day)
Oracle Linux is an enterprise-class Linux distribution supported by Oracle and built from source packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). Some of the special features of Oracle Linux include a custom-build and rigorously-tested Linux kernel called "Oracle Unbreakable Kernel", tight integration with Oracle's hardware and software products including most database applications, and "zero downtime patching" - a feature that enables administrators to update the kernel without a reboot.
Popularity (hits per day): 12 months: 100 (118), 6 months: 100 (109), 3 months: 100 (116), 4 weeks: 89 (135), 1 week: 37 (351). Average visitor rating: 8/10 from 11 review(s).
## Useful links
Distribution | Oracle Linux
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Home Page | http://www.oracle.com/us/technologies/linux/index.html
Mailing Lists | https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/
User Forums | https://community.oracle.com/community/server_%26_storage_systems/linux/oracle_linux
Documentation | http://docs.oracle.com/en/operating-systems/?tab=2
Screenshots | http://distrowatch.com/gallery.php?distribution=oracle
Download Mirrors | https://community.oracle.com/docs/DOC-917963
Related Websites | [Oracle FAQs](http://www.orafaq.com/wiki/Oracle_Enterprise_Linux) • [Oracle-Base](http://www.oracle-base.com/articles/linux/articles-linux.php) • [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_Linux)
Where To Buy | https://distrowatch.com/osdisc?oracle
## Video (7.6 beta)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0Q_8bcVZR8
## Feedback
Did you ever tried Oracle Linux, RHEL or maybe CentOS? How do you feel about them as a main server OS? Do you like Red Hat at all? Maybe, Fedora? Tell about it in comments!
**Cheers,
Den Ivanov aka @sxiii fom Random City**
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