Table of Contents
- Title and Copyright Information
- Preface
- 1 About Oracle Linux 8
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2
New Features and Changes
- Cloud Environment
- Containers
- Compilers and Development Tools
- Dynamic Programming Languages, Web and Database Servers
- High Availability and Clusters
- Infrastructure Services
- Kernel and System Libraries
- Networking
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Security
- FIPS-enabled In-place Upgrades of Oracle Linux 8.9 to Latest Oracle Linux 9
- SCAP Security Guide Updated ANSSI-BP-028 Security Profiles to Version 2.0
- SCAP Security Guide Rule Update for Consistent Interactive User Configuration
- OpenSCAP Updated to 1.3.8
- opencryptoki Updated to 3.21.0
- Expanded fanotify Information in Audit Logs
- fapolicyd Includes Rule Numbers in Audit Output
- SCAP Security Guide Updated to Version 0.1.69
- Support
- 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
- Desktop
- Virtualization
- Containers
- Deprecated Packages
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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
- openssh-askpass Installation Fails on Systems With Locked Channels
- 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
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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