Supported Oracle Linux 8 Distributions on Linux for Arm (aarch64)

Use the following information to check supported Oracle Linux 8 distributions on Linux for Arm (aarch64):

Table 4-6 Linux for Arm (aarch64) Oracle Linux 8 Minimum Operating System Requirements for Oracle Database

Item Requirements

Oracle Linux 8

Starting with Oracle Database 23ai Release 23.7, the Linux for Arm (aarch64) operating system is supported with the following minimum supported version:

Oracle Linux 8.6 with Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 7: 5.15.0-205.149.5.1.el8uek.aarch64

Note: Oracle recommends that you update Oracle Linux 8 to the latest available release level.

Packages for Oracle Linux 8

Install the latest released versions of the following packages:

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-23ai. The Oracle Database Preinstallation RPM, oracle-database-preinstall-23ai, 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-23ai, 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
gcc
gcc-c++
glibc
glibc-devel
ksh
libaio
libaio-devel
libgcc
libgfortran
libibverbs
libnsl
libnsl2
libstdc++
libstdc++-devel
libxcb
libX11
libXau
libXi
libXrender
libXtst
make
policycoreutils
policycoreutils-python-utils
smartmontools
sysstat

Parent topic: Operating System Requirements for Linux for Arm (aarch64)