=====Oracle Linux=====

For most purposes Oracle Linux is a spin off of Redhat.

There are some differences mainly their Unbreakable Linux. 

====Repositories====
To create a local Repo you can follow the REdhat instructions.

[[linux:Oracle:repodata]] Details on how to create a local repository This downloads patches from Oracle Network

[[https://docs.oracle.com/en/operating-systems/oracle-linux/software-management/sfw-mgmt-SetUpLocalULNMirror.html#config-uln-mirror | newer version of the same doc for OL 9]]

command used to sync the repo is

<code>
dnf reposync --delete --download-metadata -p /var/www/html/yum --exclude *.src,*.nosrc --newest-only
</code>
 if you dont specify the newest-only option it will download everything....