Amazon Linux 2023, a Cloud-Optimized Linux Distribution with Long-Term Support

@faun ・ Mar 20,2023

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Amazon Linux 2023, a Cloud-Optimized Linux Distribution with Long-Term Support

Amazon Linux 2023 is a cloud-optimized Linux distribution provided by AWS. It is the third generation of Amazon Linux distributions and is built on the principles of security, cloud optimization, and long-term AWS support.

The key features of Amazon Linux 2023 include:

preconfigured security policies,
a predictable lifecycle,
and a consistent update experience.

Amazon Linux 2023 comes with five years of long-term support and is designed to provide high-security standards with a kernel that has many hardening features enabled by default.

Deterministic updates through versioned repositories ensure that all machines started from the same AMI ID are identical. Amazon Linux 2023 provides updated versions of open-source software, a larger variety of packages, and frequent releases. The distribution is available for two machine architectures (x86_64 and Arm) and two sizes (standard and minimal) and can be accessed through the EC2 run-instances API, the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI), or the AWS Management Console.

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