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This chapter of the Oracle Cloud Cookbook reviews how to download, install,
setup, patch and prepair Oracle Linux 5 for Oracle technology installations.
Table of Contents
Oracle Linux Installation and Oracle Linux Support Introduction
Oracle Linux Packaging and Support Pricing
Oracle Linux 5 Installation from the DVD/CD-ROM, using the Graphical (GUI)
Mode
Linux Patch Management with Free Updates and Errata from Oracle
How to Uninstall or Remove Oracle Linux
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Oracle Linux Installation and Oracle Linux

Support Introduction
Oracle Linux can be installed either from a CD-ROM drive or over the network
using a pre-boot execution environment (PXE). To install Oracle Linux using
the CD-ROM or PXE boot method, visit the Oracle eDelivery Linux portal to
download the Oracle Linux media. The Oracle Linux media is delivered as a
zip le that contains a CD or a DVD with an Oracle Linux ISO le. The Oracle
Linux ISO le can be burned as a bootable disk and used to install Oracle
Linux from a CD-ROM drive.
An Oracle Linux PXE boot installation requires several additional steps; for
example, a boot server and a kickstart le to automate the Oracle VM server
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installation must be created. The boot server allows a bare-metal system to

automatically receive an IP address via DHCP, load a kernel via TFTP, and
then boot without an operating system. Once the bare-metal server boots,
Oracle Linux can be installed using the installation media or a kickstart le to
automate the Oracle Linux installation.
The graphical installation program and the installation steps are similar for
Oracle Linux 5, 5U1, 5U2, 5U3, 5U4, 5U5, 5U6, 5U7 and 5U8. The Oracle
Linux installation media is freely available from the Oracle eDelivery Linux
portal as a CD collection (multiple downloads) and as a single DVD (single
download) for Oracle Linux 5, 5U1, 5U2, 5U3, 5U4, 5U5, 5U6, 5U7 and 5U8.
If you install Oracle Linux using the CD collection, start the installation with
CD #1, and when prompted enter the requested CDs.
List 1 reviews the Oracle Linux installation considerations.
1. Disk Partitioning Setup.
Depending upon your comfort level with installing Linux, you can accept the
default partition layout or select a custom layout.
The default partition layout.
Selecting the default partitioning layout will create a 100MB /boot
partition and a LVM with two volume groups, a large root / partition
and a swap partition.
Custom layout.
100% customizable.
2. Network Conguration
Congure a static IP address or use DHCP.
3. Time Zone Selection
Select the time zone settings for your area
Congure UTC for the system clock
4. Package Installation
Use the default software selection and click on Next
5. Firewall Conguration
For the initial OS and Oracle technology product installations, enable or
disable the rewall
6. SELinux
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For the initial OS and Oracle technology product installations, enable or

disable SELinux
Oracle recommends installing Oracle Linux and Red Hat Enterprise using the
default software package selection without any customization. Using the
default software packages without customizations includes most of the
prerequisite packages for Oracle technology products and helps limit the
number of manual prerequisite checks. After an Oracle Linux and/or Red Hat
Enterprise Linux installation, Oracle recommends to register your server with
the Unbreakable Linux Network (ULN) and to install the Legacy Software
Development packages by typing up2date -i @ Legacy Software
Development or if you have a local yum repository type yum groupinstall
"Legacy Software Development" to install most of the remaining Oracle
technology product prerequisite packages.
The Oracle Unbreakable Linux Network is a cloud resource for the Oracle
Linux Support program that hosts the Oracle Linux, Oracle VM, Exadata and
Exalogic RPM repositories, including software patches, updates and xes. The
Oracle Unbreakable Linux Network portal is located at
http://linux.oracle.com. The Oracle Unbreakable Linux Network portal
provides a simple dashboard and management interface for registered
systems and RPM channels. The Oracle Unbreakable Linux Network
repositories are used to patch and install RPMs for Oracle Linux, Oracle VM,
Exadata and Exalogic systems. Oracle Linux support customers have the
option to access patchs and RPMs for Oracle Linux, Oracle VM, Exadata and
Exalogic systems from the Oracle Unbreakable Linux Network using the
up2date program, or from a local yum repository.
The Unbreakable Linux Network is password protected. Before you can
access the Oracle Unbreakable Linux Network you must have a valid Oracle
Linux support contract, CSI number and an Oracle Single Sign-on account.
Your existing My Oracle Support (MOS) Oracle Single Sign-on account will
not work with the Oracle Unbreakable Linux Network until the account has
been registered with the Oracle Unbreakable Linux Network. Click the
Register link at the Oracle Unbreakable Linux Network portal to a) create a
new Oracle Single Sign-on account or to b) associate your existing Oracle
Single Sign-on account with the Oracle Unbreakable Linux Network. Once
you have a valid support contract, and CSI number, you can register Oracle
Linux systems at the Unbreakable Linux Network by typing up2date
--register as root.
In March 2012, Oracle announced that Oracle Linux 4, 5 and 6 latest RPM
patches, updates and erratas are available at no cost from the Oracle public
yum server located at http://public-yum.oracle.com. The free Oracle Linux 4, 5
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and 6 RPM patches, updates and erratas do not include Oracle support or any
of the benets of the Oracle Linux Support program.
The next example shows how to download the public-yum-el5.repo le from
Oracle, then use the public-yum-el5.repo le to update the host, and install
the Legacy Software Development packages. Type the following commands as
root:
#
#
#
#
cd /etc/yum.repos.d/
wget http://public-yum.oracle.com/public-yum-el5.repo
yum update
yum groupinstall "Legacy Software Development"
Oracle Linux Packaging and Support Pricing

Oracle Linux is not a licensed Oracle technology product. The Oracle Linux
installation media is freely available from the Oracle eDelivery Linux portal.
Support for Oracle Linux and access to the Unbreakable Linux Network is
available as an add-on component of Oracles enterprise support package as
well as with Sun x86 hardware as an add-on Premier Support for Systems
package. Oracle Linux running on third-party hardware (not on Sun
Hardware) is always sold as an add-on support component of Oracles
enterprise support package.
Premier Support for Systems costs 12% of the net Sun system purchase price
and includes comprehensive support for the system hardware and rmware,
as well as operating system support for Oracle Linux, Solaris x86, Solaris 11
Express, and Oracle VM for x86. Along with hardware and rmware support,
Premier Support for Systems includes operating system support for one or
more virtual instances Oracle Linux, Solaris 10 x86, and Solaris 11 Express
x86 running on Oracle VM for x86.
Support for Oracle Linux installed on third-party hardware is sold in three
packages: Oracle Linux Network, Oracle Linux Basic, and Oracle Linux
Premier.
List 2 highlights the dierence between the three dierent Oracle Linux
support packages.
Oracle Linux Network Support includes access to the Unbreakable
Linux Network for patches, xes and security alerts. Oracle Linux
Network support does not include 24x7 global OS support. For example,
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Oracle Linux Network Support does not include the ability to create
Service Requests (SRs) to work with Oracle support.
Oracle Linux Basic Support includes 24x7 global OS support, access
to the Unbreakable Linux Network for patches, xes and security alerts,
the Linux Management Pack (An Oracle Enterprise Manager Linux
server lifecycle management Plug-in), and Oracle's OCFS2 cluster
software for servers with up to two sockets.
Oracle Linux Premier Support includes 24x7 global OS support,
access to the Unbreakable Linux Network for patches, xes and security
alerts, the Linux Management Pack (An Oracle Enterprise Manager
Linux server lifecycle management Plug-in), Oracle's OCFS2 cluster
software, Premier backports, and Oracle Lifetime Support for servers
with four or more sockets.
Oracle Linux 5 Installation from the

DVD/CD-ROM, using the Graphical (GUI) Mode
This section reviews how to install Oracle Linux and Red Hat Enterprise Linux
from the DVD/CD-ROM, using the graphical (GUI) mode.
1- Boot the server using the DVD ISO image. At the boot prompt, press the
Enter key to start the Oracle Linux installation in graphical mode.
Figure 1
2- On the CD Found window, you can perform a media test to validate the
integrity of the installation media. The media test is optional and time
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consuming. In this example, we will not perform a media test.

Press the tab key to select the Skip key. Once the Skip key is selected, press
the Enter key to proceed.
Figure 2
3- On the Welcome screen, click the Next button or Alt+N to proceed.

Note: to read the Release Notes, press the Release Notes button or press
Alt+R.
Figure 3
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4- On the Language Selection screen, select the preferred language that will
be used during the installation process. In this example, select the default
language, English (English).
Accept the default English (English) language selection, then click the Next
button or press Alt+N to proceed.
Figure 4
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5- On the Keyboard Selection screen, select the desired keyboard setting for
the system. In this example, select the default keyboard selection, US
English.
Accept the default US English keyboard selection, then click the Next button
or press Alt+N to proceed.
Figure 5
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6- A partition tableWarning dialogue box will appear after you make your
Keyboard selection. Click the Yes button or press Alt+Y to proceed with the
installation. If you click No, the installation will terminate.
Figure 6
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7- On the Partitioning screen, you can select the default partitioning layout
or create your own partitioning layout. Selecting the default partitioning
layout will create a 100MB /boot partition and a LVM with two volume
groups, a large root / partition and a swap partition.
In this example, accept the defaults, click the Next button or press Alt+N to
proceed.
Figure 7
8- A partition table Warning dialogue box will appear after clicking the
previous Next button. Click the Yes or press Alt+Y to proceed.
Figure 8
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9- On the Networking conguration screen, you can accept the default DHCP
setting or congure the networking manually.
To use DHCP, accept the defaults, and click the Next button or press Alt+N
to proceed.
Figure 9
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10- To congure the networking manually, click the Edit button or press
Alt+E to access the Edit Interface screen. On the Edit Interface screen,
select Manual Conguration and enter the IP address and Netmask. Next,
unselect Enable IPv6 support. Click the Ok button or press ALT+O to save
the networking setting and to return to the Networking conguration screen.
Figure 10
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11- On the Networking conguration screen, select manually and enter the
hostname, gateway and DNS information. Click the Next button or press
Alt+N to proceed.
Figure 11
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12- On the Time Zone screen, select the time zone for your area by clicking
your region on the map. Accept the default System clock uses UTC setting,
and click the Next button or press Alt+N to proceed.
Figure 12
13- On the Root Password screen enter a root password for the server, then
click the Next button or press Alt+N to proceed.
Figure 13
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14- On the Software Selection screen, you can accept the default selections
or select one or more roles for the server and/or customize the entire
software selection by selecting the Customize now.
Oracle recommends installing Linux using the default software package
selection without any customization. Using the default software packages
without customizations includes most of the prerequisite packages and helps
limit the number of manual checks.
Accept the default software package selection without any customization,
then click the Next button or press Alt+N to proceed.
Figure 14
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15- On the About to Install screen, click the Next button or press Alt+N to
start the installation.
Note: If you are installing Oracle Linux using the CD ISO images, you will be
prompted to enter additional CDs.
Figure 15
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16- On the Installation Progress screen, you will see a dialogue box about
the hard drive being formatted. Once the hard drive is formatted, the
installation begins and you see the progress indicators. The installation will
take a few minutes.
Figure 16
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17- The Congratulations screen informs you that the installation is complete,
and to remove your DVD media from the system and to reboot the system.
Remove the CD/DVD media from the system, and click the Next button or
press Alt+t to reboot the system.
Figure 17
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18- After the system reboots, you will be presented with the Welcome screen.
Click the Forward button or press Alt+F to proceed.
Figure 18
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19- On the License Agreement screen, accept the license agreement and
click the Forward button or press Alt+F to proceed.
Figure 19
20- On the Firewall screen, change the default Enabled selection to

Disabled and click the Forward button or press Alt+F to proceed.
Figure 20
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21- Disabling the rewall opens a dialogue window that informs you about
changing the security setting of the system. Click the Yes button or press
ALT+Y to proceed.
Figure 21
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22- On the SELinux screen, change the default Enabled selection to

Disabled and click the Forward button or press Alt+F to proceed.
Figure 22
23- Disabling SELinux opens a dialogue window that informs you about
changing the SELinux setting and the need to reboot the system. Click the
Yes button or press ALT+Y to proceed.
Figure 23
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24- On the Kdump screen, accept the default setting and click the Forward
button or press Alt+F to proceed.
Figure 24
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25- On the Date and Time screen you can congure the Date and Time and
Network Time Protocol (NTP) settings. Congure the Date and Time and
Network Time Protocol settings, then click the Forward button or press
Alt+F to proceed.
Figure 25
26- On the Create User screen, you can create new system users. Click the
Forward button or press Alt+F to proceed.
Figure 26
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27- On the Sound Card screen, click the Forward button or press Alt+F to
proceed.
Figure 27
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28- On the Additional CDs screen, click the Finish button or press Alt+F to
complete the installation and to reboot the system.
Figure 28
29- As soon as the system has rebooted, you are presented with the Oracle
Linux 5 login screen. Once you have successfully authenticated, you have a
fully functional GNOME desktop environment.
Figure 29
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Linux Patch Management with Free Updates

and Errata from Oracle
In March 2012, Oracle announced that Oracle Linux 4, 5 and 6 latest RPM
patches, updates and erratas are available at no cost from separate yum
repositories on http://public-yum.oracle.com. Oracle's public yum repository
allows us to keep Oracle Linux and Red Hat Enterprise Linux system up to
date to the latest update version, using the "_latest" RPM repository. The free
Oracle Linux 4, 5 and 6 RPM patches, updates and erratas do not include
Oracle support or any of the benets of the Oracle Linux Support program.
The Oracle Linux Support program oers the following benets over and
above the free Oracle Linux RPM patches, updates and erratas:
Full indemnication against intellectual property claims. Remember the
SCO lawsuits?
Use of the Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c Systems Management Plug-in
for Linux for provisioning, patching, management and monitoring. The
Systems Management Plug-in for Linux has feature parity with Red Hat
Satellite Server.
Access to additional Oracle software channels on the Unbreakable Linux
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Network (ULN).
The ability to create Support Requests with Oracle' World Class support
organization.
The Oracle public yum server latest RPM channels include the base OS
version installation RPM packages along with the latest software patches,
updates and xes. Patch jobs using the latest RPM channel update hosts to
their respected latest version update with the latest software patches,
updates and xes. A patch job executed on a Oracle Linux 5U2 host would
update the host from 5U2 to 5U8 with the latest latest software patches,
updates and xes. To keep a host at its respected update level, a valid CSI and
the Unbreakable Linux Network is required. With the Unbreakable Linux
Network, it is possible to register a host the el*/ol*_base channel along with
the el*/ol*_patch RPM channel. When hosts are patched using the el*/ol*_base
and el*/ol*_patch RPM channels, the hosts are patched with the latest
software patches, updates and xes from their respected update channel, i.e.
5, 5U1, 5U2, 5U3, 5U4, 5U6 and 5U7 not with the latest, i.e. 5U8 channel.
To congure an Oracle Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 host to use Oracle's
public yum repository, as root, change to the /etc/yum.repos.d/ directory and
type wget http://public-yum.oracle.com/public-yum-el5.repo to download the
public-yum-el5.repo le. Next, type yum update to patch the host.
The next example shows how to download the public-yum-el5.repo le from
Oracle and to update an Oracle Linux or Red hat Enterprise Linux host. Type
the following commands as root:
# cd /etc/yum.repos.d/
# wget http://public-yum.oracle.com/public-yum-el5.repo
# yum update -y
The next examples shows the public-yum-el5.repo le.
Tip: You can enable any of the repositories in the public-yum-el5.repo le by
changing enabled=0 to enabled=1.
# vi /etc/yum.repos.d/public-yum-el5.repo
[el5_latest]
name=Oracle Linux $releasever Latest ($basearch)
baseurl=http://public-yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL5/latest/$basearch/
gpgkey=http://public-yum.oracle.com/RPM-GPG-KEY-oracle-el5
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1
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[el5_ga_base]
name=Oracle Linux $releasever GA installation media copy ($basearch)
baseurl=http://public-yum.oracle.com/repo/EnterpriseLinux/EL5/0
/base/$basearch/
gpgcheck=1
enabled=0
[el5_u1_base]
name=Enterprise Linux $releasever Update 1 installation media copy
($basearch)
/base/$basearch/
gpgcheck=1
enabled=0
[el5_u2_base]
($basearch)
/base/$basearch/
gpgcheck=1
enabled=0
[el5_u3_base]
($basearch)
/base/$basearch/
gpgcheck=1
enabled=0
[el5_u4_base]
($basearch)
/base/$basearch/
gpgcheck=1
enabled=0
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[el5_u5_base]
($basearch)
/base/$basearch/
gpgcheck=1
enabled=0
[ol5_u5_base]
name=Oracle Linux $releasever Update 5 installation media copy ($basearch)
baseurl=http://public-yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL5/5/base/x86_64/
gpgcheck=1
enabled=0
[ol5_u6_base]
baseurl=http://public-yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL5/6
/base/$basearch/
gpgcheck=1
enabled=0
[ol5_u7_base]
/base/$basearch/
gpgcheck=1
enabled=0
[ol5_u8_base]
/base/$basearch/
gpgcheck=1
enabled=0
[el5_addons]
name=Enterprise Linux $releasever Add ons ($basearch)
baseurl=http://public-yum.oracle.com/repo/EnterpriseLinux/EL5/addons
/$basearch/
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gpgcheck=1
enabled=0
[el5_oracle_addons]
name=Oracle Software addons for Enterprise Linux $releasever ($basearch)
baseurl=http://public-yum.oracle.com/repo/EnterpriseLinux
/EL5/oracle_addons/$basearch/
gpgcheck=1
enabled=0
[ol5_UEK_latest]
name=Latest Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel for Oracle Linux $releasever
($basearch)
baseurl=http://public-yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL5/UEK/latest
/$basearch/
gpgcheck=1
enabled=0
[ol5_UEK_base]
name=Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel for Oracle Linux $releasever
($basearch)
baseurl=http://public-yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL5/UEK
/base/$basearch/
gpgcheck=1
enabled=0
[el5_unsupported]
name=Productivity Applications for Enterprise Linux $releasever ($basearch)
baseurl=http://public-yum.oracle.com/repo/EnterpriseLinux/EL5/unsupported
/$basearch/
gpgcheck=1
enabled=0
How to Uninstall or Remove Oracle Linux

There is not an option to uninstall Oracle Linux, although there are many
ways to remove Oracle Linux from a system. The method you select to remove
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Oracle Linux or Red Hat Enterprise Linux from a system will depend on your
organizations security requirements. For example, if the data on the hard
drive needs to be securely deleted, formatting or re-partitioning the hard
drive will not completely remove the data from the disks. To completely wipe
Oracle Linux or Red Hat Enterprise Linux as well as the data from the hard
disks, boot the system using data destruction application like Darik's Boot and
Nuke (DBAN) and wipe all of the disks. If the data on the hard drive does not
need to be securely deleted, you could a) delete all the les on the disks b)
format or re-partition the hard drives c) uninstall the bootloader and d) install
another operating system on top of the existing one.
List 3 shows several of the options to remove Oracle Linux from a system.
Boot the system using data destruction application like Darik's Boot and
Nuke (DBAN) and wipe all of the disks.
Delete all the les on the disks, i.e. type rm -rf / as root.
Format or delete the partitions.
Uninstall the bootloader.
Install another operating system on top of Oracle Linux or Red Hat
Enterprise Linux.
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