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Can we _definitely_ get free updates for Oracle Linux 8 until 2029?
User_GCV2M
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Hi, I understand that yum.oracle.com hosts public repositories to allow end-user systems to download security updates and package RPM's for OL8 free of charge 😊
Questions!
- Is Oracle committed to providing OL8 updates free of charge, right up until RHEL8's end date in 2029?
- To save internet bandwidth when updating lots of servers, is it permitted to make a private repo mirror of parts of yum.oracle.com using WGET or RSYNC?
- Is the uln-yum-mirror script supported on OL8 (as another way to make a private repo mirror)?
- uln-yum-mirror requires an Oracle Linux Support subscription CSI. What support product level is needed? Also, is it required to purchase Oracle Linux Support subscriptions for all our OL systems - or just for the single OL system that runs uln-yum-mirror?
Many thanks for any insights.
- Martin
Best Answer
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Avi Miller-Oracle Senior Solution Architect, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Developer Adoption Melbourne, AustraliaPosts: 4,785 Employee- Yes
- Yes. We don't currently support rsync, but you can use reposync to mirror all the repos. You could also use something like Spacewalk or Pulp instead.
- Not yet, but you can run it on Oracle Linux and sync Oracle Linux 8 packages. We are planning on releasing an OL8 version of it, though.
- The
uln-yum-mirror scriptis provided as a convenience. It requires only Network level access (which is the minimum required to get access to ULN). You don't need to purchase support for all your systems, just those for which you require support. You don't need to purchase support to sync from yum.oracle.com.
Answers
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Avi Miller-Oracle Senior Solution Architect, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Developer Adoption Melbourne, AustraliaPosts: 4,785 Employee
- Yes
- Yes. We don't currently support rsync, but you can use reposync to mirror all the repos. You could also use something like Spacewalk or Pulp instead.
- Not yet, but you can run it on Oracle Linux and sync Oracle Linux 8 packages. We are planning on releasing an OL8 version of it, though.
- The
uln-yum-mirror scriptis provided as a convenience. It requires only Network level access (which is the minimum required to get access to ULN). You don't need to purchase support for all your systems, just those for which you require support. You don't need to purchase support to sync from yum.oracle.com.
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Thanks Avi, that's very helpful