The ol7_latest repository for the latest releases of OL7 core packages.The ol7_addons repository for various addons such as Docker Engine.The ol7_UEKR4 repository for UEK4 updates.In my example I have three repositories configured:

Ol7_UEKR4/x86_64 Latest Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 4 for Oracle Linux 7Server (x86_64) 704 So let’s see what the current repository list for yum looks like by heading over to a terminal as root and type yum ~]# yum repolist You will need to have access to the root user as this upgrade can only be performed by root.Īs a first step it’s always good to check what you already have.

What I would like to outline in this post is how to upgrade the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel, short UEK. Enable the new repo: yum-config-manager -enable ol7_UEKR5.🙂 Turns out that it is a lot easier than one might think, and here is how you do it: tl dr In the past I was always a bit scared about upgrading kernels because I had little clue of what I was doing.

Right now is such a time again as Oracle Linux 7 Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 5 just released. Of course, once in a while I have to update my Linux version as well to make sure that my Linux environment remains on the latest and greatest. Oracle Linux just makes a lot of sense for me as we run everything on Oracle Linux internally and in general it is a solid Linux distribution. My VM runs Oracle Linux (OL) on VirtualBox. However, for work and various other reasons I always tend to have a VM with Linux on my Mac to test, run, script things. In general I work almost exclusively on Macs these days.

Rhel 7.9 latest kernel version