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Oracle Linux Cookbook

Oracle Linux Cookbook

By : Erik Benner, Erik B. Thomsen, Jonathan Spindel
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Oracle Linux Cookbook

Oracle Linux Cookbook

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By: Erik Benner, Erik B. Thomsen, Jonathan Spindel

Overview of this book

Discover the power of Oracle Linux 8, the free and enterprise-grade Linux distribution designed for use in any environment, with this recipe-style book. Starting with instructions on how to obtain Oracle Linux for both X86 and ARM-based platforms, this book walks you through various installation methods, from running it as a Windows service to installing it on a Raspberry Pi. It unravels advanced topics such as system upgrades using Leapp for major version transitions and using a PXE server and kickstart files for more advanced installations. The book then delves into swapping kernels to take advantage of Oracle’s UEK, exploring boot options, managing software with DNF, and achieving high availability. Detailed recipes involving security topics will assist with tasks such as data encryption, both at rest and in motion. For developers, it offers guidance on building RPM files, using Docker and Podman in a containerized environment, working with AppStreams, and more. For large-scale deployments, the book introduces Oracle Linux Automation Manager for enterprise-level Ansible utilization, from setting up the Ansible server to basic playbook writing. Finally, you’ll discover strategies for cloud migration. By the end of this book, you’ll possess a comprehensive toolkit that will elevate your skills as a Linux administrator.
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Oracle Linux 8 – which ISO is right? USB? Does anyone use DVDs?

Before we start anything else, let’s look at installing Oracle Linux.

Getting ready

When installing Oracle Linux, you must first decide how to do the installation. There are a variety of options, from booting a new computer to an installable image, cloning a drive from another system, or even booting from the network. For all of these options, you need to have the right media. Trying to install using the source code Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) or the wrong CPU architecture is not going to cut it. Before you download anything, you will need internet access and enough free disk space to save the ISO file. Usually, at least 10 GB is recommended to download the ISO. Additional space will also be needed if you are going to use Oracle VM VirtualBox to run VMs based on the ISO. It’s common to allocate 100 GB or more per VM, as this allows you to quickly grow a filesystem without having to add another...

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