The goal of this document it to offer a solution to easily install Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 7 on an Oracle Linux 8 system.
UEK R7, based on upstream Long Term Support (LTS) 5.15 Linux Kernel, is today available for both Oracle Linux 9 (announced on June, 30th 2022) and Oracle Linux 8; while it’s the default kernel for Oracle Linux 9, UEK R7 is actually optional and available as an update for Oracle Linux 8 Update 6.
If you are interested to understand why UEK R7 is compelling for your Oracle Linux 8 system, you can easily check all the main Reasons to install Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 7 (UEK R7) on Oracle Linux.
Below the easy process on getting UEK R7 installed on Oracle Linux 8.
Update Oracle Linux 8 system
The first step is to get your Oracle Linux 8 system updated to the latest package releases available; the same update will include the yum configuration for UEK R7.
Enable UEK R7 Yum channel (while disabling UEK R6)
With the following steps we’re going to:
- check actual yum configuration
- disable UEK R6 yum channel
- enable UEK R7 yum channel
- re-check the yum configuration to verify UEK R7 Yum channel is properly enabled
| # dnf repolist
# dnf config-manager –set-disabled ol8_UEKR6
# dnf config-manager –set-enabled ol8_UEKR7
# dnf repolist |
Example output:
| [root@ol8 ~]# dnf repolist
repo id repo name
ol8_UEKR6 Latest Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 6 for Oracle Linux 8 (x86_64)
ol8_appstream Oracle Linux 8 Application Stream (x86_64)
ol8_baseos_latest Oracle Linux 8 BaseOS Latest (x86_64)
[root@localhost ~]# dnf config-manager –set-disabled ol8_UEKR6
[root@localhost ~]# dnf config-manager –set-enabled ol8_UEKR7
[root@localhost ~]# dnf repolist
repo id repo name
ol8_UEKR7 Latest Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 7 for Oracle Linux 8 (x86_64)
ol8_appstream Oracle Linux 8 Application Stream (x86_64)
ol8_baseos_latest Oracle Linux 8 BaseOS Latest (x86_64) |
Update Oracle Linux 8 system to get UEK R7 installed
Example output:
| [root@ol8 ~]# dnf update -y
Last metadata expiration check: 0:01:48 ago on Tue 12 Jul 2022 03:37:38 PM UTC.
Dependencies resolved.
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Installing:
kernel-uek x86_64 5.15.0-0.30.19.el8uek ol8_UEKR7 458 k
kernel-uek-devel x86_64 5.15.0-0.30.19.el8uek ol8_UEKR7 18 M
Upgrading:
e2fsprogs x86_64 1.46.2-2.el8 ol8_UEKR7 1.0 M
e2fsprogs-libs x86_64 1.46.2-2.el8 ol8_UEKR7 242 k
libcom_err x86_64 1.46.2-2.el8 ol8_UEKR7 51 k
libss x86_64 1.46.2-2.el8 ol8_UEKR7 55 k
xfsprogs x86_64 5.15.0-1.0.1.el8 ol8_UEKR7 1.1 M
Installing dependencies:
avahi-libs x86_64 0.7-20.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 62 k
boost-atomic x86_64 1.66.0-10.el8 ol8_appstream 14 k
boost-chrono x86_64 1.66.0-10.el8 ol8_appstream 23 k
boost-date-time x86_64 1.66.0-10.el8 ol8_appstream 29 k
boost-filesystem x86_64 1.66.0-10.el8 ol8_appstream 49 k
boost-regex x86_64 1.66.0-10.el8 ol8_appstream 280 k
boost-system x86_64 1.66.0-10.el8 ol8_appstream 18 k
boost-thread x86_64 1.66.0-10.el8 ol8_appstream 58 k
boost-timer x86_64 1.66.0-10.el8 ol8_appstream 21 k
checkpolicy x86_64 2.9-1.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 346 k
ctags x86_64 5.8-22.el8 ol8_appstream 170 k
efivar-libs x86_64 37-4.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 108 k
elfutils-devel x86_64 0.186-1.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 88 k
elfutils-libelf-devel x86_64 0.186-1.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 60 k
environment-modules x86_64 4.5.2-1.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 421 k
gc x86_64 7.6.4-3.el8 ol8_appstream 109 k
gcc-toolset-11 x86_64 11.1-1.el8 ol8_appstream 10 k
gcc-toolset-11-annobin-docs noarch 10.23-1.el8 ol8_appstream 110 k
gcc-toolset-11-binutils x86_64 2.36.1-2.0.1.el8 ol8_appstream 6.4 M
gcc-toolset-11-binutils-devel x86_64 2.36.1-2.0.1.el8 ol8_appstream 1.1 M
gcc-toolset-11-dwz x86_64 0.14-2.el8 ol8_appstream 128 k
gcc-toolset-11-dyninst x86_64 11.0.0-2.el8 ol8_appstream 3.9 M
gcc-toolset-11-elfutils x86_64 0.185-5.el8 ol8_appstream 478 k
gcc-toolset-11-elfutils-debuginfod-client
x86_64 0.185-5.el8 ol8_appstream 65 k
gcc-toolset-11-elfutils-libelf x86_64 0.185-5.el8 ol8_appstream 220 k
gcc-toolset-11-elfutils-libelf-devel x86_64 0.185-5.el8 ol8_appstream 122 k
gcc-toolset-11-elfutils-libs x86_64 0.185-5.el8 ol8_appstream 278 k
gcc-toolset-11-gcc x86_64 11.2.1-9.1.0.2.el8 ol8_appstream 33 M
gcc-toolset-11-gcc-c++ x86_64 11.2.1-9.1.0.2.el8 ol8_appstream 13 M
gcc-toolset-11-gcc-gfortran x86_64 11.2.1-9.1.0.2.el8 ol8_appstream 14 M
gcc-toolset-11-gdb x86_64 10.2-5.0.1.el8 ol8_appstream 4.3 M
gcc-toolset-11-libquadmath-devel x86_64 11.2.1-9.1.0.2.el8 ol8_appstream 184 k
gcc-toolset-11-libstdc++-devel x86_64 11.2.1-9.1.0.2.el8 ol8_appstream 3.3 M
gcc-toolset-11-ltrace x86_64 0.7.91-1.el8 ol8_appstream 144 k
gcc-toolset-11-make x86_64 1:4.3-2.el8 ol8_appstream 527 k
gcc-toolset-11-perftools x86_64 11.1-1.el8 ol8_appstream 7.7 k
gcc-toolset-11-runtime x86_64 11.1-1.el8 ol8_appstream 25 k
gcc-toolset-11-strace x86_64 5.13-7.el8 ol8_appstream 1.4 M
gcc-toolset-11-systemtap x86_64 4.5-6.el8 ol8_appstream 20 k
gcc-toolset-11-systemtap-client x86_64 4.5-6.el8 ol8_appstream 3.8 M
gcc-toolset-11-systemtap-devel x86_64 4.5-6.el8 ol8_appstream 2.3 M
gcc-toolset-11-systemtap-runtime x86_64 4.5-6.el8 ol8_appstream 507 k
gcc-toolset-11-toolchain x86_64 11.1-1.el8 ol8_appstream 7.9 k
gcc-toolset-11-valgrind x86_64 1:3.17.0-6.el8 ol8_appstream 11 M
guile x86_64 5:2.0.14-7.0.1.el8 ol8_appstream 3.5 M
kernel-uek-core x86_64 5.15.0-0.30.19.el8uek ol8_UEKR7 39 M
kernel-uek-modules x86_64 5.15.0-0.30.19.el8uek ol8_UEKR7 51 M
libatomic_ops x86_64 7.6.2-3.el8 ol8_appstream 38 k
libbabeltrace x86_64 1.5.4-3.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 200 k
libgfortran x86_64 8.5.0-10.1.0.1.el8_6 ol8_baseos_latest 651 k
libicu x86_64 60.3-2.el8_1 ol8_baseos_latest 8.8 M
libipt x86_64 1.6.1-8.el8 ol8_appstream 50 k
libquadmath x86_64 8.5.0-10.1.0.1.el8_6 ol8_baseos_latest 179 k
libtool-ltdl x86_64 2.4.6-25.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 58 k
libzstd-devel x86_64 1.4.4-1.0.1.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 44 k
mokutil x86_64 1:0.6.0-1.0.1.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 49 k
nspr x86_64 4.32.0-1.el8_4 ol8_appstream 142 k
nss x86_64 3.67.0-7.el8_5 ol8_appstream 741 k
nss-softokn x86_64 3.67.0-7.el8_5 ol8_appstream 487 k
nss-softokn-freebl x86_64 3.67.0-7.el8_5 ol8_appstream 395 k
nss-sysinit x86_64 3.67.0-7.el8_5 ol8_appstream 73 k
nss-util x86_64 3.67.0-7.el8_5 ol8_appstream 137 k
perl-Carp noarch 1.42-396.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 30 k
perl-Encode x86_64 4:2.97-3.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 1.5 M
perl-Errno x86_64 1.28-421.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 76 k
perl-Exporter noarch 5.72-396.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 34 k
perl-File-Path noarch 2.15-2.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 38 k
perl-File-Temp noarch 0.230.600-1.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 63 k
perl-Getopt-Long noarch 1:2.50-4.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 63 k
perl-HTTP-Tiny noarch 0.074-1.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 58 k
perl-IO x86_64 1.38-421.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 142 k
perl-MIME-Base64 x86_64 3.15-396.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 31 k
perl-PathTools x86_64 3.74-1.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 90 k
perl-Pod-Escapes noarch 1:1.07-395.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 20 k
perl-Pod-Perldoc noarch 3.28-396.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 88 k
perl-Pod-Simple noarch 1:3.35-395.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 213 k
perl-Pod-Usage noarch 4:1.69-395.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 34 k
perl-Scalar-List-Utils x86_64 3:1.49-2.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 68 k
perl-Socket x86_64 4:2.027-3.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 59 k
perl-Storable x86_64 1:3.11-3.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 98 k
perl-Term-ANSIColor noarch 4.06-396.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 46 k
perl-Term-Cap noarch 1.17-395.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 23 k
perl-Text-ParseWords noarch 3.30-395.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 18 k
perl-Text-Tabs+Wrap noarch 2013.0523-395.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 24 k
perl-Time-Local noarch 1:1.280-1.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 33 k
perl-Unicode-Normalize x86_64 1.25-396.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 82 k
perl-constant noarch 1.33-396.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 25 k
perl-interpreter x86_64 4:5.26.3-421.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 6.3 M
perl-libs x86_64 4:5.26.3-421.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 1.6 M
perl-macros x86_64 4:5.26.3-421.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 72 k
perl-parent noarch 1:0.237-1.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 20 k
perl-podlators noarch 4.11-1.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 118 k
perl-threads x86_64 1:2.21-2.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 61 k
perl-threads-shared x86_64 1.58-2.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 48 k
policycoreutils-python-utils noarch 2.9-19.0.1.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 253 k
python3-audit x86_64 3.0.7-2.el8.2 ol8_baseos_latest 87 k
python3-libsemanage x86_64 2.9-8.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 128 k
python3-policycoreutils noarch 2.9-19.0.1.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 2.2 M
python3-setools x86_64 4.3.0-3.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 624 k
scl-utils x86_64 1:2.0.2-15.el8 ol8_appstream 47 k
source-highlight x86_64 3.1.8-17.el8 ol8_appstream 660 k
tbb x86_64 2018.2-9.el8 ol8_appstream 160 k
tcl x86_64 1:8.6.8-2.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 1.1 M
unzip x86_64 6.0-46.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 196 k
xz-devel x86_64 5.2.4-4.el8_6 ol8_baseos_latest 62 k
zip x86_64 3.0-23.el8 ol8_baseos_latest 270 k Transaction Summary
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Install 108 Packages
Upgrade 5 Packages |
Reboot to run UEK R7 on Oracle Linux 8
| [root@ol8 ~]# uname -a
Linux ol8 5.15.0-0.30.19.el8uek.x86_64 #2 SMP Wed Jun 15 22:59:30 PDT 2022 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux |
