Amazon Linux 2022 is in preview release and is subject to change.
What is Amazon Linux 2022?
Learn about Amazon Linux 2022 (AL2022), the next generation of Amazon Linux from Amazon Web Services. Develop and run cloud and enterprise applications in a secure, stable, and high-performance runtime environment. With Amazon Linux 2022, you get an application environment that offers long-term support with access to the latest innovations in Linux. Amazon Linux 2022 is provided at no additional charge.
Topics
- Comparing Amazon Linux 2 and Amazon Linux 2022
- Amazon Linux 2022 release cadence
- Naming and versioning
- Performance and operational optimizations
- Relationship to Fedora
- Deterministic upgrades through versioned repositories
- Customized cloud-init
- Security updates and features
- Networking service
- Core toolchain packages glibc, gcc, binutils
- Package management tool
- Default SSH server configuration
- Setting SELinux modes
- Comparing Amazon Linux 2022 standard (default) and minimal AMIs