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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.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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What do you like best about Amazon Linux 2?

Nice user interface specially for the newbiees and beginners. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Linux 2?

Nothing major is there to dislike. Even we can learn Linux on it easily Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Learning, practicals, testing on a linux based OS Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Amazon Linux 2?

linux quickly scales files and cloud computing is flawless Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Linux 2?

cloud computing is pricey for online backup Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

great comparison tools for the upper ups Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Amazon Linux 2?

A straightforward operating system that has all the core features compared to RHEL and its cheaper when compared.

Their support system is also very strong Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Linux 2?

Certain RPMs are hard to find which can be kept in a repository. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I have been using AMI 2 for a couple of years now for managing different applications. Its pretty cool and fast. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Amazon Linux 2?

It's reliable, flexible, and capable—the best service and product for servers online, easy to maintain and monitor. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Linux 2?

Pricing can be hard to break down and calculate ahead of time. Also, the console sometimes filtering options don't work as expected. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Amazon Linux 2:

It's a great cloud option. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

The best solution for all my computational needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Amazon Linux 2?

the way amazon linux 2 structure is very easy to use in AWS ecosystem. Ease to engage with any AWS service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Linux 2?

CIS Benchmarking still needed to be done by users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Amazon Linux 2:

Higly recommended if your workload on AWS Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Managing EKS managed node cluster with Amazon Linux 2, Easy to scale and rolling update OS/Kubernetes patches. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Amazon Linux 2?

Its easy to install. Just grab a snapshot and push.. The rest is done. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Linux 2?

Sometimes the security updates are a bit headache. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I am managing an entire enterprise level architecture using AMI Linix as base OS Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Amazon Linux 2?

Amazon Linux has best support or inbuilt packages like docker and other packages that helps to deploy applications with ease Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Linux 2?

I feel debian based distributions are better owing to its package resolution. Whereas Amazon Linux is rhel based distributions Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I use it for application deployment. Web hosting and running automation in a daily manner Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Amazon Linux 2?

Performance at scale. Easy and flexible to maintain. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Linux 2?

Not all repos are supported. Unable to install or configure eaxyBi software Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

Performance at low cost Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Amazon Linux 2?

It is auto scalable, secure and flexible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Linux 2?

The community is not that strong. When we face any weird issues, getting solution is tough. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

In our website suddenly users got increased. So, to serve them we shifted to amazon linux 2 for is auto scalability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Amazon Linux 2?

It's free to use, is Red Hat compatible, and has timely security updates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Linux 2?

Some enterprise software distributions still do not offer official support for it, and require using RHEL instead. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

We use this software platform for many of our business software applications. It's stable, and free of licensing fees. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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