[El-errata] Oracle Linux Release 6 Update 8 for x86 (32 bit) and x86_64 (64 Bit) architectures

[Errata Announcements for Oracle Linux]

Oracle is pleased to announce the general availability of Oracle Linux 6.8 for x86 (32 bit) and x86_64 (64 bit) architectures.

Oracle Linux 6 Update 8 ships with three sets of kernel packages:

  *

    Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 6
    (|kernel-uek-4.1.12-37.4.1.el6uek|) for x86-64

  *

    Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 2
    (|kernel-uek-2.6.39-400.278.2.el6uek|) for i386

  *

    Red Hat Compatible Kernel (|kernel-2.6.32-642.el6|) for i386 and x86-64

By default, both the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel and the Red Hat 
Compatible Kernel for the specific architecture (i386 or x86-64) are 
installed and the system boots the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel.

The ISO image for Oracle Linux 6 Update 8 for i386 includes the Red Hat 
Compatible Kernel and the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 2 but 
not the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 3, which does not support 
i386.

The ISO image for Oracle Linux 6 Update 8 for x86-64 includes the Red 
Hat Compatible Kernel and the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 4 
but not the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 2 and Unbreakable 
Enterprise Kernel Release 3.

Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 2

The Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 2 (UEK R2) is based on the 
upstream kernel 3.0.36 stable source tree.

The Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel supports a wide range of hardware and 
devices. In close cooperation with hardware and storage vendors, a 
number of device drivers have been updated by Oracle in the 2.6.39-400 
kernel. For details, see the Oracle Linux Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 
Release 2 Quarterly Update 5 Release Notes 
<http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37670_01/E48381/html/index.html>.

Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 4

The Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 4 (UEK R4) is based on the 
upstream kernel 4.1.12 stable source tree. For more information about 
UEK R4, see the Oracle Linux Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 4 
Update 1 Release Notes 
<http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37670_01/E73420/html/index.html>.

A very large number of changes have taken place in mainline Linux 
between 3.0.x, on which UEK R2 is based, and 4.1.12, on which UEK R4 is 
based.


For more information, please refer to the online release notes available at:
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E37670_01/index.html 
<http://oss.oracle.com/ol6/docs>


Software Accessibility

All packages are available on theUnbreakable Linux Network <http://linux.oracle.com>.

Installable binary and source ISO images will available onOracle Software Delivery Cloud <http://edelivery.oracle.com/linux>   shortly.

If ISO images are needed before they are available on Oracle Software Delivery Cloud, please request these via a My Oracle Support service request.


Thank you.

Sincerely,

The Oracle Linux Team

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