>> On Tue, 08 Dec 2020 12:54:32 -0500,
>> Frank Cox <theatre@xxxxxxxxxxx> might just possibly have said:
F> Is Oracle a real alternative to Centos? I'm asking because genuinely
F> don't know; I've never paid any attention to Oracle's Linux offering
F> before now.
I've used Unix/Linux at Wright-Patterson AFB, USA since 1988 -- this
includes Solaris starting at 2.5.1 up to 11, FreeBSD, and Linux. I used
CentOS for several years and I'm a refugee simply because it was easier
to get something containing the name "Oracle" approved for use on base.
(All the stupid sh*t you've heard about gov't procurement is true.)
I *despise* Oracle the company, but I ran Oracle Linux as both a server
for an Oracle DB and as my workstation starting Jan 2018 after a drive
failure knocked my machine out of the park. Occasionally I had to dork
around looking for a source RPM, but other than that I was fine with it.
You use "yum" like anywhere else.
FWIW, my 6.10 installation had this in /etc/redhat-release:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.10 (Santiago)
Go to https://linux.oracle.com/switch/centos/, poke around a bit, and you
end up here:
https://yum.oracle.com/oracle-linux-downloads.html
I just went to the ISO page and I can grab whatever I like without signing
up for anything, so nothing's changed since I first used it.
I use FreeBSD on my home systems to avoid precisely this kind of crap,
so this is *NOT* a recommendation for Oracle in general -- be ready for
them to change the rules at any time.
Finally, I've been on this list for many years -- Johnny H. is the most
responsive and least arrogant person I've ever seen, so please don't pee
in his Wheaties.
--
Karl Vogel / vogelke AT pobox.com / I don't speak for the USAF or any company
Mangled song lyric: I can't climb this ceiling any more.
Actual lyric: I can't fight this feeling anymore. (REO Speedwagon)
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