The software described in this documentation is either no longer supported or is in extended support.
Oracle recommends that you upgrade to a current supported release.
Oracle supports Spacewalk servers that are running on Oracle Linux 6 (x86_64). Oracle recommends that you update Oracle Linux with the latest packages that are available on the Oracle Linux yum server.
Do not register a Spacewalk server or client with ULN. If you register a system with a Spacewalk server without first unregistering the system from ULN, it will break yum on the system. You can register a Spacewalk server as a client of itself to receive updates.
You should install Oracle Linux 6 using the
Minimal or
Basic Server software set. If
you select additional package groups during installation, remove
the jta package before installing Spacewalk,
as this package causes Spacewalk services to fail to start.
Install Spacewalk using only the packages provided by Oracle from the Oracle Linux yum server repository at https://yum.oracle.com.
No third-party package repositories are required to install Spacewalk on Oracle Linux 6. All the required packages are available in the Spacewalk repository on the Oracle Linux yum server.