Oracle Linux
The following tutorials provide step-by-step procedures to perform basic tasks within Oracle Linux.
Getting Started
If you're new to Oracle Linux, we recommend starting with the following courses to access video material that can help you to get a foundational understanding of the operating system.
System Configuration
Installing, Upgrading and Switching to Oracle Linux
The tutorials listed here describe how to install, upgrade or switch to Oracle Linux and how to perform some basic system configuration tasks using command line tools.
Manage Kernels
The tutorials listed here describe how to perform Kernel management tasks on Oracle Linux.
General System Administration
These tutorials provide help with general system administration tasks, and can assist you in learning about using the command line.
- Introduction to Oracle Linux: Shell and Command Line
- Learn to Use the tmux Terminal Multiplexer on Oracle Linux
- Create users and groups on Oracle Linux
- Use DNF on Oracle Linux
- Mirror a Yum Repository on Oracle Linux
- Configure System Settings on Oracle Linux
- Use systemd on Oracle Linux
- Learn How to Localize Your Installation on Oracle Linux
- Configure Chrony on Oracle Linux
- Run Control Groups Version 2 on Oracle Linux
- Monitor system resources on Oracle Linux
- Work with system logging on Oracle Linux
- Audit Oracle Linux with Auditd
- Use ReaR to Perform an Oracle Linux Backup
- Use the Crontab Utility to Schedule Tasks on Oracle Linux
File Systems and Storage
Tutorials listed here can teach you about managing storage on Oracle Linux.
- Work with File Systems on Oracle Linux
- Use and Enable ACLs on Oracle Linux
- Get Started With the Btrfs File System on Oracle Linux
- Configure Logical Volumes on Oracle Linux
- Reduce and Relocate Volume Groups on Oracle Linux
- Configure RAID Logical Volumes on Oracle Linux
- Build a Software RAID Array on Oracle Linux
- Encrypt Drives using LUKS on Oracle Linux
- Use Network Bound Disk Encryption on Oracle Linux
- Use autofs on Oracle Linux
- Create an NFS server on Oracle Linux
- Set Up Gluster Storage on Oracle Linux
- Create a Highly Available NFS Service with Gluster and Oracle Linux
Networking
These tutorials demonstrate how to perform general network related administration on Oracle Linux.
Containers and Virtualization
These tutorials demonstrate how to create and manage containers and virtual machines on Oracle Linux.
Install and Use System Services
The tutorials listed here describe how to install and configure particular system services on Oracle Linux.
- Install the Apache Web Server
- Install the NGINX Web Server and Proxy
- Install the Postfix Email Server
- Install the Postfix Email Server with STARTTLS
- Install FreeIPA Server on Oracle Linux
- Install Minikube on Oracle Linux
- Install Oracle Java SE on Oracle Linux
Developer Resources
Learn how to use developer tools and features on Oracle Linux.
- Oracle Linux 8: Building RPM Packages From Source
- Install Oracle Linux on a Raspberry Pi
- Install the xfce Desktop Environment on a Raspberry Pi Device