1. Release Notes for Oracle Linux 9.5
  2. New Features and Changes
  3. Dynamic Programming Languages, Web and Database Servers

Dynamic Programming Languages, Web and Database Servers

The following features, enhancements, and changes related to programming languages, web servers, and database servers are introduced in this Oracle Linux 9 release.

Python Interpreter Performance Enhancement

Python packages are built with the GCC -O3 optimization flag, replacing the previous -O2 flag. This change improves performance and results in faster execution of Python code.

httpd Updated to Version 2.4.62

The httpd package is updated to version 2.4.62. This update includes several security and bug fixes.

See https://downloads.apache.org/httpd/CHANGES_2.4.62 for more information.

mod_md Updated to Version 2.4.26

The mod_md package, used by the Apache httpd server to handle certificate provisioning using ACME, is updated to version 2.4.26. A significant number of changes apply since the previous version at 2.4.19.

See https://github.com/icing/mod_md/blob/master/ChangeLog for more information.

nodejs:22 Stream Available

A new nodejs:22 application stream is added to provide access to nodejs version 22.

See https://nodejs.org/en/blog/announcements/v22-release-announce for more information.

db_converter Tool Converts libdb Databases To GDBM

The deprecated Berkeley DB (libdb) includes the db_converter tool to convert lidbd databases to the GNU dbm (GDBM) database format. The db_converter tool is available in the libdb-utils subpackage.