Oracle Database 19c is now certified on Linux 8

Oracle Database 19c is now certified on Linux 8 - there is a very good blog post by Mike Dietrich Master Product Manager for Oracle Database Upgrade and Migrations.

Here is a quick recap on this topic.

• Minimum Release Update is 19.7 (Or 19.6 with patches or higher.
• Goto My Oracle Support > Certifications tab and then enter  “Oracle Database“, “19.0.0.0.0” and either “Linux x86-64 Oracle Linux 8.x” or “Linux x86-64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8“.
• Reference Document: MOS Note: 1369107.1
• Minimum Kernel Versions: 
• Oracle Linux 8.1 with the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 6: 5.4.17-2011.0.7.el8uek.x86_64 or later
• Oracle Linux 8.0 with the Red Hat Compatible kernel: 4.18.0-80.el8.x86_64 or later

Enjoy Oracle 19c on Linux 8.

Cheers.