Oracle Linux 8 Image

The Oracle Linux 8 platform image is based on Oracle Linux 8 and can be used for Compute instances.

Oracle Linux platform images are released regularly to provide important and timely security and critical bug fixes. The image includes Oracle Ksplice preinstalled, which applies critical security patches to the kernel without requiring a reboot.

Release Notes

For information on the latest platform image release, see Oracle Linux 8 Image Release Notes.

Creating an Instance

To create a Compute instance using a platform image, see Creating an Instance.

Default Software Repositories

When you create an Oracle Linux 8 Compute instance, the following repositories are enabled on the instance by default.

Oracle Linux 8 Default Repositories
Repository Name	Description
`ol8_MySQL84`	MySQL 8.4 Server Community for Oracle Linux 8
`ol8_MySQL84_tools_community`	MySQL 8.4 Tools Community for Oracle Linux 8
`ol8_MySQL_connectors_community`	MySQL Connectors Community for Oracle Linux 8
`ol8_UEKR7`	Latest Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 7 for Oracle Linux 8
`ol8_addons`	Oracle Linux 8 Addons
`ol8_appstream`	Oracle Linux 8 Application Stream
`ol8_baseos_latest`	Oracle Linux 8 BaseOS Latest
`ol8_ksplice`	Ksplice for Oracle Linux 8
`ol8_oci_included`	Oracle Software for OCI users on Oracle Linux 8

Viewing Enabled Repositories

Connect to the instance.
View the repository list:
```
sudo dnf repolist
```

Installing the OCI CLI

See Installing the CLI: Oracle Linux 8