Table of Contents
- Title and Copyright Information
- Preface
- 1 About Oracle Linux 8
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2
New Features and Changes
- Installation, Image Creation, and Boot
- Cloud Environment
- Containers
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Compilers and Development Tools
- Clang Resource Directory Moved
- Elfutils Updated to Version 0.190
- grafana-selinux Package Added
- Ant Updated to version 1.10.9
- maven-openjdk21 Package Added
- cmake Updated to Version 3.26
- Valgrind Updated to Version 3.22.0
- LLVM Toolset Updated to Version 17.0.6
- Rust Toolset Updated to Version 1.75.0
- Go Toolset Updated to Version 1.21.0
- GCC Toolset 13 is Updated
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Dynamic Programming Languages, Web and Database Servers
- Python Version 3.12 Availability
- Python Improvements for Controlling Email Addresses Parsing
- Ruby Version 3.3 Availability
- perl-DateTime-TimeZone Module Updated to Version 2.62
- PHP Version 8.2 Availability
- PostgreSQL Version 16 Availability
- NGINX Version 1.24 Availability
- Git Updated to Version 2.43.0
- Git LFS Updated to Version 3.4.1
- File Systems and Storage
- Infrastructure Services
- Kernel and System Libraries
- Networking
- Cockpit Web Console
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Security
- SCAP Security Guide Updated to Version 0.1.72
- OpenSSL Protects Against Bleichenbacher-Like Attacks
- librdkafka Updated to 1.6.1
- libkcapi Updated to Version 1.4.0
- stunnel Updated to Version 5.71
- OpenSSH Adds Authentication Delay Limits
- libkcapi Can Target File Names in Hash-Sum Calculations
- opencryptoki Updated to Version 3.22.0
- audit Updated to Version 3.1.2
- bcrypt Local Users Password Hashing Algorithm
- Virtualization
- 3 Technology Preview
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4
Deprecated Features
- Installation
- Software Management
- Shells and Command Lines
- Security
- Networking
- Kernel
- Bootloader
- File Systems and Storage
- High Availability and Clusters
- Dynamic programming languages, web, and database servers
- Compilers and Development Tools
- Identity Management
- Virtualization
- Containers
- Cockpit Web Console
- Deprecated Packages
- Deprecated and Untested Devices
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5
Known Issues
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Installation and Upgrade Issues
- Messages Referring to tmpfiles.d Files Appear During Upgrade
- Installer Automatically Enables Ethernet Over USB Network Interface During a PXE Installation
- Interactive Text-Based Installation Wizard Unable to Complete When An Alternate Language Is Selected
- Graphical Installation Program Fails to Produce Error When an Unacceptable Kdump Value Is Entered
- Graphical Installation Program Does Not Display the Reserved Memory That's Manually Set For Kdump
- Scriptlet-Related Error for microcode_ctl Might Be Displayed During Upgrade
- rhnreg_ks Register Command Might Fail If python3-rhn-virtualization-host Package Is Installed
- Package Conflict Between usbguard-1.0.0-2.el8.i686 And usbguard-1.0.0-8.el8.x86_64 on Oracle Linux 8 Upgrades
- Presence of beignet Package Could Result in Dependency Issue During An Upgrade
- ULN registration wizard not displayed on first boot after an installation
- Graphics controller requirements for an installation on an Oracle VM VirtualBox guest
- aarch64 Only: Installer Displays Error: 'Failed to set new efi boot target' on Systems With a Multipath-Enabled NVMe Controller
- Mellanox NIC interface name subject to change after upgrading from RHCK or UEK R6 to UEK R7
- Removing container-selinux Package Might Also Remove The selinux-policy-targeted Package
- Running dnf update glusterfs-* Command Fails to Upgrade Previously Installed Packages
- Updating libss Package Might Fail if libss-devel Package Is Installed
- ACPI Error Messages Displayed on Dell EMC PowerEdge Server During Boot
- Oracle Linux 8 doesn't recognize SAS controllers on older Oracle Sun hardware
- File System Issues
- Kernel Issues
- Error: "mcelog service does not support this processor"
- Power Button Defaults to ACPI Suspend Mode
- Certain SEV Guest Configurations Might Cause Hypervisor CPU Soft-Lockup Warnings
- (aarch64) Some GUI Elements Aren't Displayed During Installation and Boot Using VGA Output
- Virtual Function MAC Address Differences With Host After VF Migration
- The SJIS Character Encoding is Unsupported
- Storage Management in Cockpit Web Console Can't Be Used With Multipath Devices
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Installation and Upgrade Issues
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6
Package Changes From the Upstream Release
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Changes to Binary Packages
- Added Binary Packages for BaseOS by Oracle
- Added Binary Packages for AppStream by Oracle:
- Added Binary Packages for CodeReady Linux Builder by Oracle
- Modified BaseOS Binary Packages
- Modified Binary Packages for CodeReady Linux Builder by Oracle
- Modified AppStream Binary Packages
- Removed BaseOS Binary Packages
- Removed AppStream Binary Packages
- Removed CodeReady Linux Builder Binary Packages
- Changes to Source Packages
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Changes to Binary Packages