Oracle Linux 6.9 Installation on VMware Workstation

Oracle Linux 6.9 Installation on VMware Workstation

This video tutorial shows Oracle Linux 6.9 Installation on VMware Workstation/Player step by step. This tutorial is also helpful to install Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.9 (OEL 6.9) on physical computer or laptop hardware or server. We also install VMware Tools on Oracle Linux for better performance and usability features such as Fit Guest Now, Drag-Drop File and Clipboard Sharing.

Oracle Linux 6.9 Installation Steps:

1. Download Oracle Linux 6.9 ISO
2. Create Virtual Machine on VMware Workstation/Player
3. Start Oracle Linux Installation
4. Install VMware Tools
5. Test VMware Tools Features: Fit Guest Now, Drag-Drop File and Clipboard Sharing

Installing Oracle Linux 6.9 on VMware Workstation

What is Oracle Linux?

Oracle Linux is an enterprise-class Linux distribution supported by Oracle and built from source packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). Some of the special features of Oracle Linux include a custom-build and rigorously-tested Linux kernel called "Oracle Unbreakable Kernel", tight integration with Oracle's hardware and software products including most database applications, and "zero downtime patching" which is feature that enables administrators to update the kernel without a reboot.
Oracle Linux Website: https://www.oracle.com/linux/

Oracle Linux 6.9 New Features and Improvements

Oracle Linux 6 Update 9 includes multiple updated kernels, including two new "Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel" packages and a "Red Hat Compatible Kernel" package. The new update to the 6.x series also includes a number of significant bug fixes. Oracle Linux 6 Update 9 fixes a regression introduced in glibc in the upstream release that could cause Oracle Database to fail to start in certain circumstances. This regression was found and fixed during Oracle's extensive testing of Oracle Linux with Oracle products. Customers using other Linux distributions with Oracle Database are encouraged to talk to their Linux provider about whether they also have a patch available. Notable features in this release include: TLS 1.2 support for all system components; the cpuid utility is now available; improved support when running as a Hyper-V guest; enhanced SSSD support for Active Directory.

Oracle Linux 6.x Minimum System Requirements

You can install Oracle Linux 6 on systems with a 32 or 64-bit x86 architecture (x86 or x86_64), a minimum of 1 GB of memory, a minimum of 1 GB of disk space, and an unlimited number of CPU cores. The maximum supported memory size is 64 GB for x86 and 4 TB for x86_64.

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