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Amazon Linux 2 Overview

What is Amazon Linux 2?

Amazon Linux 2 is a Linux server operating system of Amazon Web Services (AWS) that provides stability, high performance and secure runtime environment for developing and running both enterprises and cloud applications. It is the next generation of Amazon Linux that comes with the Mate desktop environment, which provides a remotely accessible GUI (Graphical User Interface) with VNC. With Amazon Linux 2, you get an application environment that offers long term support with access to the latest innovations in the Linux ecosystem. Amazon Linux 2 is available as an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) for use on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2). It is also available as a Docker container image and as a virtual machine image for use on Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM), Oracle VM VirtualBox, Microsoft Hyper-V, and VMware ESXi.

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Amazon Linux 2 is a Linux server operating system of Amazon Web Services (AWS) that provides stability, high performance and secure runtime environment for developing and running both enterprises and cloud applications. It is the next generation of Amazon Linux that comes with the Mate desktop environment, which provides a remotely accessible GUI (Graphical User Interface) with VNC. With Amazon Linux 2, you get an application environment that offers long term support with access to the latest innovations in the Linux ecosystem. Amazon Linux 2 is available as an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) for use on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2). It is also available as a Docker container image and as a virtual machine image for use on Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM), Oracle VM VirtualBox, Microsoft Hyper-V, and VMware ESXi.


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Sathish J.
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Sathish J.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Linux based OS never disappointed me"
Amazon linux 2 is very easy to integrate with all AWS services and I like the pre-installed cli for any terminal operations. Most of our microservi...
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4.0 out of 5
"Super easy solution for AWS usage"
It's really zero effort to boot up an instance using Amazon Linux 2. Just create a new EC2 image, choose the AMI, and forget about the OS. Amazon ...
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Nuri K.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"Govern servers in the AWS environment"
The one I could use for running instances on EC2 is a bang for the buck that amazed me and loved using them in cost-sensitive projects. It is also ...
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ranjith r.
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DevOps Engineer
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Amazon Linux 2?

Optimized for AWS.Performance and Security Enhancements.Long-Term Support (LTS) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Linux 2?

Limited Package Repository.AWS-Specific Optimizations Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Amazon Linux 2 solving and how is that benefiting you?

Cloud Optimization.Support for Modern Applications Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Anubhav P.
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What do you like best about Amazon Linux 2?

Amazon linux 2 is handled by AWS, it gives a smooth experience of handling our application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Linux 2?

Amazon linux 2 doesn't have usual commands like linux servers. It has own commands which are present in the AWS official document. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Amazon Linux 2 solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use amazon linux 2 machine in my production environment to handle the production workloads. These linux 2 ec2 are the part of my EKS cluster. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Harshad B.
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What do you like best about Amazon Linux 2?

It's easy approach and simple basic display, Amazon Linux2 comes with all important app packages already install which help you to install and use app fast. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Linux 2?

It's update didn't support packages outside from pre install one, which is the bigg issue for running Jenkins or other applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Amazon Linux 2 solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is basically help me out to deploy test application, use different testing software at all level. Also it's interface help us for easy to run codes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Monte J.
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Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Amazon Linux 2?

Linux is great common open system OS and secure and priced less than other OS infrastructure Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Linux 2?

Linux admin experience is different from a windows admin -- need to have appropriate skillset Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Amazon Linux 2 solving and how is that benefiting you?

Leverage AWS Linux and common OS for standard AMI template for all AWS development and software Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Purnachandra R.
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Information Technology and Services
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What do you like best about Amazon Linux 2?

Both Virtual and Onprim helped to enhance the performance of applications deplooyed.

AWS support in achiving this is extremly good.

We can go with Peace of mind since we are getting longterm support with no extra charges. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Linux 2?

Could have been better if it has study upgrades and patches.

Aws can improve their vooulnerability checks for Amazon Linux2.

Core is dependent on Redhat.

Backup protection issue. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Amazon Linux 2 solving and how is that benefiting you?

Its simple to use and easy launching (with in min).

It is solving performance issues of the core and thread where we are generally facing in other linux servers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Tom C.
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What do you like best about Amazon Linux 2?

Running it most of my microservices

Working with it on all my EC2 machines except one. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Linux 2?

Nothing, it works perfectly for me as it is Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Amazon Linux 2 solving and how is that benefiting you?

Ec2 machines Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Amazon Linux 2?

It's fast & easy to spin up a new EC2 machine, which offers many features with a lot of flexibility and get our business-centric application running with a varying load at any time.

You want to integrate with CLI,SDK, API any option its easy to work with & integrate with automation. Best part is i don't need pay license as in case of RHEL Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Linux 2?

Nothing much apart from occasional Instance Unavailability due to underlying hardware issues, which can cause some partial impact on our workflows; other than that i don't see any issues Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Amazon Linux 2 solving and how is that benefiting you?

No licensing fees & latest AMI from Amazon themselves is making our life easier & we do not have to purchase any licensed products such as RHEL, reliable software Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Amazon Linux 2?

Amazon linux is one of the best OS we have ever used on cloud platform. It is cheaper than the on prem license. We have saved a lot of money by migrating few of our production servers to AWS and using amazon linux.

No downtime, no performance issue and great supporting engineers makes us more comfortable using cloud infrastructure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Linux 2?

As such there is nothing which I dislike about amazon Linux. It just you should need a good network bandwidth to access your serves from anywhere. No complaints till now..everything is so perfect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Amazon Linux 2 solving and how is that benefiting you?

Earlier we were using on prem servers and most of the time network chokes or the network is down will cause production down problems. Then we swtiched to amazon linux on AWS and our experience is awesome till now. The best part is we have saved much more from not using the physical infrastructure in our data center and we dont have to pay extra to data center guys. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Amit C.
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Cloud devops engineer
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What do you like best about Amazon Linux 2?

I like the feasibility to use that in cloud. Amazon Linux easily connect with package manager in cloud and we can download any package. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Linux 2?

Sometime it is taking time to reboot, apart From that it's good Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Amazon Linux 2 solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are using Amazon Linux 2 to deploy our application packages in it. It can easily connect with package manager and as well as our repository Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Anurag R.
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Technical Support Manager
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What do you like best about Amazon Linux 2?

If you are a developer, use ansible or python tools to write code. It provides the default indentation. So these are helpful to those who are pretty new in writing code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Linux 2?

Every time needs to go with separate repositories option to install the required packages. This can be clubbed in some set of repositories. So that these can be made bit easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Amazon Linux 2 solving and how is that benefiting you?

As stated, it's solving to write ansible or other code apart from this number of production servers running on this OS. where I get optimal performance. So far satisfied. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.