Oracle Linux 9 Image

The Oracle Linux 9 platform image is based on Oracle Linux 9 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.

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 9 Compute instance, the following repositories are enabled on the instance by default.

Oracle Linux 9 Default Repositories

Repository Name

Description

ol9_UEKR8

Oracle Linux 9 UEK Release 8

ol9_addons

Oracle Linux 9 Addons

ol9_appstream

Oracle Linux 9 Application Stream Packages

ol9_baseos_latest

Oracle Linux 9 BaseOS Latest

ol9_ksplice

Ksplice for Oracle Linux 9

ol9_oci_included

Oracle Linux 9 OCI Included Packages