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4.2 Kernel Requirements
The following are the Kernel requirements for Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2)
■ On Oracle Linux 4 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
2.6.9 or later
■ On Oracle Linux 5 Update 2 with Red Hat Compatible Kernel
2.6.18 or later
■ On Oracle Linux 5 Update 5 with Red Hat Compatible Kernel
2.6.18 or later
■ On Oracle Linux 5 Update 5 with Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel
2.6.32-100.0.19 or later
■ On Oracle Linux 6
2.6.32-100.28.5.el6.x86_64 or later
■ On Oracle Linux 6 with Red Hat Compatible Kernel
2.6.32-71.el6.x86_64 or later
■ On Oracle Linux 7
3.8.13-33.el7uek.x86_64 or later
■ On Oracle Linux 7 with Red Hat Compatible Kernel
3.10.0-54.0.1.el7.x86_64 or later
■ On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 2
2.6.18 or later
■ On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 5
2.6.18 or later
■ On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
2.6.32-71.el6.x86_64 or later
■ On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
3.10.0-54.0.1.el7.x86_64 or later
■ On Asianux Server 3
2.6.18 or later
■ On Asianux Server 4
2.6.32-71.el6.x86_64 or later
■ On SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
2.6.16.21 or later
■ On SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
2.6.27.19 or later
See Also: "About Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel for Linux"
section in Oracle Database Installation Guide for Linux