Amazon Linux 2023 version 2022.0.20220928 release notes
Note
These release notes are for a version of the Tech Preview of Amazon Linux 2023.
The Generally Available Amazon Linux 2023 is the successor to the Tech Preview releases. See the AL2023 User Guide for information on AL2023 and keeping up to date with Amazon Linux releases.
Major updates
Note
This is an old Tech Preview and should no longer be used.
The release notes are preserved for posterity.
Amazon Linux 2022 includes the following major updates.
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There have been some changes to the build flags that will propagate throughout the packages over the next few months.
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Starting with AL2023 version 2022.0.20220728, SELinux was switched from an enforcing to a permissive mode by default. You can change SELinux settings to enforced mode via command line by running the
setenforcecommand.
Upcoming Changes in future Release Candidate AMIs and repos.
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The legacy
pcrepackage is deprecated and will be removed in a future Amazon Linux release. Thepcre2package is the successor, and the few remaining packages in Amazon Linux 2022 that depend on the deprecatedpcrelibrary will be migrated topcre2in future updates. -
The kernel package will see changes to improve aspects of security and performance, and, while core functionality will be maintained, some unused or deprecated features may be removed in future Release Candidates.
Java Ecosystem
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The
maven,xmvn, andjavapackages-toolsshould function as expected, but the versions present in this release have not yet been rebuilt after a bootstrap phase. These packages will be re-built without the use ofjavapackages-bootstrapbefore General Availability.
Known Issues
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There is a known issue by which enabling FIPS mode with
update-crypto-policies —set FIPSwill result in a non functional system. This will be addressed in a future release.
Security Updates
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For information on the CVEs addressed in this release, please refer to the Amazon Linux Security Center
.
Contact us
If you find a security issue, contact our security team
We use GitHub issues to gather feedback about Amazon Linux 2022 and to track bug reports and feature
requests. You can look at existing issues
If you just have questions about Amazon Linux 2022, feel free to start or join a discussion
Major changes since the first Tech Preview release
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Kernel updated from 5.10 to 5.15
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OpenSSL updated from 1.1 to 3.0
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Amazon CLI updated to Amazon CLI v2
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AWS Tools found in AL2 have been added to the repositories like
ecs-agent,aws-cfn-bootstrap,aws-kinesis-agent,ec2-instance-connect, and other tools. -
rsyslogis no longer installed by default, and thus thesystem-journaldis the waysyslogworks, withjournalctlas the client that can look at logs. -
The default
curlis part of thecurl-minimalpackage, which supports the most popular protocols. You can switch to the full-featuredcurlif needed by runningdnf install --allowerasing curl-full libcurl-full -
The default
gnupgis a minimal one, which is limited in functionality, but has the minimal code needed to GPG verify RPMs, and brings a minimal number of packages into AMIs and container images. If you need fullgnupgfunctionality, you can get the fullgnupgby runningdnf install --allowerasing gnupg2-full -
Curation of packages - As part of the development cycle, we have curated the list of packages available in the repositories. This involved removing a number of packages that were no longer needed due to dependencies. Some package may be re-added to the repository as we work through customer requests.
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Language run-times were updated and some runtimes like Ruby were name-spaced allowing newer versions to be added in the future without removing the current ones from the repositories.
Repository
This update Amazon Linux 2022 repository and AMI includes the following new packages.
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abseil-cpp-20210324.2-5.amzn2022.0.1 -
adcli-0.9.1-10.amzn2022.0.1 -
alsa-plugins-1.2.7.1-1.amzn2022.0.1 -
alsa-utils-1.2.7-1.amzn2022.0.1 -
mlocate-0.26-350.amzn2022 -
python3.10-3.10.4-1.amzn2022.0.1 -
re2-20211101-3.amzn2022 -
realmd-0.17.0-9.amzn2022.0.1
The repository includes the following packages that were updated since the last release.
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