Oracle has announced the release of Oracle Linux 7 Update 7
Oracle is pleased to announce the general availability of Oracle Linux 7 Update 7. Individual RPM packages are available on the Unbreakable Linux Network (ULN) and the Oracle Linux yum server. ISO installation images will soon be available for download from the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud and Docker images will soon be available via Oracle Container Registry and Docker Hub.Oracle Linux 7 Update 7 released
Oracle Linux 7 Update 7 ships with the following kernel packages, that include bug fixes, security fixes and enhancements:
Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK) Release 5 (kernel-uek-4.14.35-1902.3.2.el7) for x86-64 and aarch64
Red Hat Compatible Kernel (RHCK) (kernel-3.10.0-1062.el7) for x86-64 only
Notable new features for all architectures
NetworkManager
NetworkManager enables you to configure virtual LAN (VLAN) filtering on bridge interfaces, and define VLANs directly on bridge ports. NetworkManager also adds the capability to configure policy routing rules by using the GUI.
Security
Package Updates for Network Security Services (NSS), scap-security-guide and shadow-utils.
SCAP Security Guide support for Universal Base Image (UBI) containers and images. UBI containers and images can now be scanned against any profile that is shipped in the SCAP Security Guide. Rules that are inapplicable to UBI images and containers are automatically skipped.
Important changes introduced in this release
btrfs: Starting with Oracle Linux 7 Update 4, btrfs is deprecated in RHCK. Note that BTRFS is fully supported with UEK R4 and UEK R5.
MySQL Community Packages: Starting with Oracle Linux 7 Update 5, the MySQL Community Packages are no longer included on the Oracle Linux 7 ISO. These packages are available for download from the Oracle Linux yum server and ULN.
