Supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Distributions for x86-64

Use the following information to check supported SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 distributions:

Table 3-6 x86-64 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Minimum Operating System Requirements

Item Requirements

SSH Requirement

Ensure that OpenSSH is installed on your servers. OpenSSH is the required SSH software.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Minimum supported version:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: 4.12.14-23-default or later

Packages for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15

Install the latest released versions of the following packages:


bc
binutils
glibc
glibc-devel
insserv-compat
libaio-devel
libaio1
libX11-6
libXau6
libXext-devel
libXext6
libXi-devel
libXi6
libXrender-devel
libXrender1
libXtst6
libcap-ng-utils
libcap-ng0
libcap-progs
libcap1
libcap2
libelf1
libgcc_s1
libjpeg8
libpcap1
libpcre1
libpcre16-0
libpng16-16
libstdc++6
libtiff5
libgfortran4
mksh
make
pixz
rdma-core
rdma-core-devel
smartmontools
sysstat
xorg-x11-libs
xz

Note:

If you intend to use 32-bit client applications to access 64-bit servers, then you must also install (where available) the latest 32-bit versions of the packages listed in this table.

Optional Packages for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15

Based on your requirement, install the latest released versions of the following packages:


net-tools (for Oracle RAC and Oracle Clusterware)
nfs-kernel-server (for Oracle ACFS)

Patches and Known Issues

  • For a list of latest Release Updates (RU) and Release Update Revisions (RUR) patches for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15, visit My Oracle Support

  • For a list of known issues and open bugs for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15, read the Oracle Database Release Notes