Oracle Linux Reviews

Pros

There are many things that I like about Oracle Linux, but some of my favorite features include the easy-to-use interface, the wide range of applications and tools that are available, and the fact that it is very stable and reliable. - It is supported by Oracle Corporation and offers a high level of security, stability, and performance.- Oracle Linux is easy to install and maintain, and it comes with a wide range of applications that can be used for various purposes.- It is highly customizable and can be easily adapted to meet the specific needs of a business or organization.- Oracle Linux provides a stable and reliable platform for running mission-critical applications.

Cons

There wasn't anything that I particularly disliked about Oracle Linux. I found it to be a very reliable and stable operating system.

Alternatives Considered

Ubuntu

Reasons for Switching to Oracle Linux

There are a few reasons why I chose Oracle Linux over alternative products, it is based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, so it is very stable and reliable, it comes with Oracle Enterprise Manager, which is a great management tool and it is well supported by Oracle.

Pros

We used Oracle Linux to test with the preconfigured Oracle VMs using VirtualBox the Oracle's desktop virtualization software. It is nice to have Oracle software (mainly Oracle Database and SQL Developer) preinstalled and configured in the VMs. I usually do some updates on the VMs and share it with my students to have all the software ready for the course. I used Oracle Linux for running database servers (Oracle and MySQL) and Web Servers (Apache Tomcat). The performance was very good and the concurrency support was highly acceptable on commodity hardware.

Cons

Many issues when running the Oracle Linux VMs on top of Virtual Box made the experience a bit disappointing. The desktop system wasn't stable and changed resolutions frequently. It took us a lot of research to resolve it partially but it was hard to communicate those resolutions to students in a short period of time in a semester or so.

Pros

I enjoyed the pre-deployed Oracle database and drivers provided by Oracle on top of a free Virtual Machine that can run on their virtualization platform (VirtualBox). This simplifies a lot the intricate Oracle database configuration and makes the preconfigured VM a very suitable choice for beginners and students. The Linux kernel is very well-developed and supports the standard shell platforms (zsh, csh, bash, ksh, etc). I use Oracle Linux for deploying the servers at the business logic layer (Apache Tomcat) and at the data persistence layer (Oracle Database 12c). The container virtualization is very efficient and I always use it for testing client/server security protocols.

Cons

The operation of Oracle Linux on Virtual Box is so slow and suffers from many GUI glitches such as resolution changes between runs and frequent crashes. I believe this is an issue in Virtual Box though.

Pros

The best feature of orcale linux is the technical or client support which is very appreciable.The installation process is very simple here and its can be specifically customized according to the organizations requirements.The user-interface is very friendly.

Cons

I cant find dislikes about Oracle linux because its a better operating system than the others.

Pros

The security and stability level in Oracle Linux is do much outstanding in that you can trust your systems to run on it with no worries..I just do love Oracle Linux for it's nature of compatibility too..

Cons

I haven't found negative instances in Oracle so far...

Pros

It is free to use and download (you must pay for support, of course). It is basically Red Hat enterprise Linux, and updates are available as soon as regular Red Hat updates are released. Support costs less than Red Hat. It comes somewhat pre-configured to run Oracle (e.g. users/groups, kernel settings, etc), so it's good to have for an Oracle database server. One neat little thing I particularly like is that it comes pre-configured for updates, so you don't have to guess and tweak your yum settings.

Cons

I honestly cannot think of anything bad to say about it. Sure, it's more complicated than Windows, but you know that getting into it, and the stability, performance, and efficiency you get in return more than makes up for it.

Pros

The feature of this program that I enjoy particularly is that it includes functional and practical packages and assistance for developers to assist them in setting up the perfect development platform. Its ability to interface with other Red Hat services and Linux distributions is another feature.

Cons

Since it is a Linux system, we shouldn't hope the ui to be as good as Mac OS or perhaps even Windows, but it is undoubtedly rather limited. However, the ui, particularly for beginners, is adequate enough for basic daily chores. Although I generally use the shell and shell scripts to handle apps instead of the GUI, I would argue that the GUI makes it much simpler to handle program adding and deletion, exactly like in Windows.

Pros

What I like the most about this tool is that as a developer it has good tool packages and support to be able to set up an ideal development environment.

Also that it is a distribution that can be integrated with other red hat services and other linux distributions

Cons

So far it is my ideal distribution to develop

Pros

It's free, has excellent memory management, and is very safe to use.

Cons

It does not have a friendly interface with the average user, however it is something that you get used to using, there are also programs that are not compatible with Linux.

Pros

It is basically CentOS and now that CentOS is going to be discontinued by RedHat it seems like a viable alternative. We use it to run Oracle databases and related products at the moment, but in the coming months it may start to be used as a replacement for CentOS in other areas of our infrastructure.

Cons

If you want to use Oracle Linux as an alternative to CentOS, you have to take in to consideration that the default kernel is optimised for Oracle databases. It does come with a RedHat compatible kernel as well, so you may need to switch to that based on your intended usage.

Pros

It works well with oracle related software products

Cons

I have an old version, the reason why I have an old version, is my legacy system which uses oracle database uses it. I cannot upgrade Oracle Linux without breaking functionality of our database and losing support by our software vendor.

Pros

Aggiornamenti e download completamente gratuito. Possibilità di usufruire di macchine virtuali e operare con il sistema operativo Oracle Linux

Cons

Qualche problema di ottimizzazione forse dato dal mio PC che non è di primo pelo.

Pros

Lo que más me gusta es que es gratis, lo cual es atractivo tanto para personas como para empresas. Me gusta mucho la seguridad y la estabilidad que este sistema me proporciona.

Cons

Lo que menos me gusta es que a la hora de utilizarlo si no se ha usado nunca Linux es un poco complicado, pero una vez que se empieza es fácil de aprender a usarlo.

Pros

Al ser un sistema operativo libre es gratuito y eso es realmente atractivo para cualquier empresa. Para ser Linux tiene una interface atractiva y de facil uso. Es un sistema muy estable y seguro y ademas tiene un buen sistema de actualizaciones.

Cons

No encuentro en ningun punto negativo a excepcion que es mas complicado de utilizar que Windows si no has trabajado con anterioridad con linux.

Alternatives Considered

Reasons for Choosing Oracle Linux

Lo hemos cambiado porque como todo el mundo sabe cada x tiempo lo sistemas Windows hay que reinstalarlos y esto con linux no ocurre.

Switched From

Reasons for Switching to Oracle Linux

Porque al ser de Oracle se integra mejor con sus sistema de base de datos.

Pros

Me Oracle linux es un sistema operativo muy liviano por lo que lo puedes instalar en maquinas antiguas o con pocos recursos, funciona realmente fluido.Al ser gratuito es una alternativa muy interesante.

Cons

Si no estas acostumbrado a trabajar con sistemas operativos basados en linux te puede resultar un poco complicado su uso.

Pros

Es un sistema operativo bastante robusto y seguro. Es mucho más versátil que los sistemas windows para las personas que nos dedicamos al desarrollo de software, ya que tienes más control sobre el kernel del sistema operativo y te permite hacer más cosas.

Cons

Aunque para mi como desarrollador solo encuentre ventajas a la hora de usar linux, pero el usuario medio puede tener dificultades para hacerse con el control ya que generalmente está acostumbrado a sistema windows y le cuesta cambiar de paradigma.

Pros

Es un Sistema Operativo muy ligero que permite trabajar sobre equipos con pocas capacidades.Permite desarrollar aplicaciones de manera fácil, sin necesidad de instalar nada, un simple bloc de notas y la consola de comandos sirven.Ofrece una gran fluidez.

Cons

Su interfaz gráfica puede resultar diferente a la que solemos estar acostumbrados.