We are proud to announce that Oracle Linux 8 is now available for VPS servers. Users now have additional Operating System choices to use with Oracle Linux VPS servers.
Oracle Linux 8 has just been added to the available OS templates for VPS servers. This template is available for immediate deployment and can be selected from the “OS Reinstall” menu in the Server Panel for existing servers.
What’s new in Oracle Linux 8?
Below is a list of notable changes/new features:
- Supports MySQL 8.0
- Supports PHP 8.0
- Linux Kernel 5.14.0-70.13.1.el9_0
- Supports Redis 6.2
- Supports Varnish Cache 6.6
- Supports Perl 5.32
- Supports Git 2.31
- Supports Squid 5.2
For full documentation: Oracle Linux 8.6 Release Notes 
How to Deploy Oracle Linux 8 VPS?
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OS Templates Overview
Please find an updated list of templates available for KVM VPS installations below.
Existing Linux VPS Templates
- AlmaLinux 8 (64 bit)
- AlmaLinux 9 (64 bit)
- Rocky Linux 8 (64 bit)
- CentOS 7 (64 bit)
- CentOS 8 (64 bit)
- Debian 8 (64 bit)
- Debian 9 (64 bit)
- Debian 10 (64 bit)
- Debian 11 (64 bit)
- Fedora 34 (64 bit)
- openSUSE 13.1 (64 bit)
- openSUSE 15.1 (64 bit)
- Scientific Linux 7.4 (64 bit)
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (64 bit)
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (64 bit)
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (64 bit)
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (64 bit)
New VPS Templates
- Oracle Linux 8 (64 bit)
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this update, we encourage you to contact us for support. For the most updated list of OS templates available, please check the KVM VPS Servers page.
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