Comparing packages installed on Amazon Linux 2 and Amazon Linux 2023 Minimal AMIs
A comparison of the RPMs present on the Amazon Linux 2 and AL2023 Minimal AMIs.
| Package | AL2 Minimal | AL2023 Minimal |
|---|---|---|
| PyYAML | 3.10 | |
| acl | 2.2.51 | |
| alternatives | 1.15 | |
| amazon-chrony-config | 4.3 | |
| amazon-ec2-net-utils | 2.4.1 | |
| amazon-linux-extras | 2.0.3 | |
| amazon-linux-repo-s3 | 2023.4.20240319 | |
| amazon-linux-sb-keys | 2023.1 | |
| audit | 2.8.1 | 3.0.6 |
| audit-libs | 2.8.1 | 3.0.6 |
| authconfig | 6.2.8 | |
| awscli-2 | 2.14.5 | |
| basesystem | 10.0 | 11 |
| bash | 4.2.46 | 5.2.15 |
| bind-export-libs | 9.11.4 | |
| bzip2-libs | 1.0.6 | 1.0.8 |
| ca-certificates | 2023.2.64 | 2023.2.64 |
| checkpolicy | 3.4 | |
| chkconfig | 1.7.4 | |
| chrony | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| cloud-init | 19.3 | 22.2.2 |
| cloud-init-cfg-ec2 | 22.2.2 | |
| cloud-utils-growpart | 0.31 | 0.31 |
| coreutils | 8.22 | 8.32 |
| coreutils-common | 8.32 | |
| cpio | 2.12 | 2.13 |
| cracklib | 2.9.0 | 2.9.6 |
| cracklib-dicts | 2.9.0 | 2.9.6 |
| cronie | 1.4.11 | |
| cronie-anacron | 1.4.11 | |
| crontabs | 1.11 | |
| crypto-policies | 20220428 | |
| cryptsetup-libs | 1.7.4 | 2.6.1 |
| curl | 8.3.0 | |
| curl-minimal | 8.5.0 | |
| cyrus-sasl-lib | 2.1.26 | 2.1.27 |
| dbus | 1.10.24 | 1.12.28 |
| dbus-broker | 32 | |
| dbus-common | 1.12.28 | |
| dbus-libs | 1.10.24 | 1.12.28 |
| device-mapper | 1.02.170 | 1.02.185 |
| device-mapper-libs | 1.02.170 | 1.02.185 |
| dhclient | 4.2.5 | |
| dhcp-common | 4.2.5 | |
| dhcp-libs | 4.2.5 | |
| diffutils | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| dnf | 4.14.0 | |
| dnf-data | 4.14.0 | |
| dnf-plugin-release-notification | 1.2 | |
| dnf-plugin-support-info | 1.2 | |
| dnf-plugins-core | 4.3.0 | |
| dracut | 033 | 055 |
| dracut-config-ec2 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| dracut-config-generic | 033 | 055 |
| e2fsprogs | 1.42.9 | 1.46.5 |
| e2fsprogs-libs | 1.42.9 | 1.46.5 |
| ec2-utils | 1.2 | 2.2.0 |
| efi-filesystem | 5 | |
| efibootmgr | 15 (aarch64) | |
| efivar | 38 | |
| efivar-libs | 31 (aarch64) | 38 |
| elfutils-default-yama-scope | 0.176 | 0.188 |
| elfutils-libelf | 0.176 | 0.188 |
| elfutils-libs | 0.176 | 0.188 |
| expat | 2.1.0 | 2.5.0 |
| file | 5.11 | 5.39 |
| file-libs | 5.11 | 5.39 |
| filesystem | 3.2 | 3.14 |
| findutils | 4.5.11 | 4.8.0 |
| fipscheck | 1.4.1 | |
| fipscheck-lib | 1.4.1 | |
| freetype | 2.8 | |
| fuse-libs | 2.9.2 | 2.9.9 |
| gawk | 4.0.2 | 5.1.0 |
| gdbm | 1.13 | |
| gdbm-libs | 1.19 | |
| gdisk | 0.8.10 | 1.0.8 |
| gettext | 0.19.8.1 | 0.21 |
| gettext-libs | 0.19.8.1 | 0.21 |
| glib2 | 2.56.1 | 2.74.7 |
| glibc | 2.26 | 2.34 |
| glibc-all-langpacks | 2.26 | 2.34 |
| glibc-common | 2.26 | 2.34 |
| glibc-locale-source | 2.26 | 2.34 |
| glibc-minimal-langpack | 2.26 | |
| gmp | 6.0.0 | 6.2.1 |
| gnupg2 | 2.0.22 | |
| gnupg2-minimal | 2.3.7 | |
| gnutls | 3.8.0 | |
| gpgme | 1.3.2 | 1.15.1 |
| grep | 2.20 | 3.8 |
| groff-base | 1.22.2 | 1.22.4 |
| grub2 | 2.06 | |
| grub2-common | 2.06 | 2.06 |
| grub2-efi-aa64 | 2.06 (aarch64) | |
| grub2-efi-aa64-ec2 | 2.06 (aarch64) | 2.06 (aarch64) |
| grub2-efi-aa64-modules | 2.06 (noarch) | |
| grub2-efi-x64-ec2 | 2.06 (x86_64) | 2.06 (x86_64) |
| grub2-pc | 2.06 (x86_64) | |
| grub2-pc-modules | 2.06 (noarch) | 2.06 |
| grub2-tools | 2.06 | 2.06 |
| grub2-tools-minimal | 2.06 | 2.06 |
| grubby | 8.28 | 8.40 |
| gzip | 1.5 | 1.12 |
| hardlink | 1.3 | |
| hostname | 3.13 | 3.23 |
| hwdata | 0.353 | |
| info | 5.1 | |
| inih | 49 | |
| initscripts | 9.49.47 | 10.09 |
| iproute | 5.10.0 | 5.10.0 |
| iptables | 1.8.4 | |
| iptables-libs | 1.8.4 | |
| iputils | 20180629 | 20210202 |
| irqbalance | 1.7.0 | 1.9.0 |
| jansson | 2.14 | |
| jitterentropy | 3.4.1 | |
| jq | 1.7.1 | |
| json-c | 0.14 | |
| kbd | 2.4.0 | |
| kbd-misc | 2.4.0 | |
| kernel | 4.14.336 | 6.1.79 |
| kernel-livepatch-repo-s3 | 2023.4.20240319 | |
| keyutils-libs | 1.5.8 | 1.6.3 |
| kmod | 25 | 29 |
| kmod-libs | 25 | 29 |
| kpartx | 0.4.9 | |
| krb5-libs | 1.15.1 | 1.21 |
| less | 458 | 608 |
| libacl | 2.2.51 | 2.3.1 |
| libarchive | 3.5.3 | |
| libargon2 | 20171227 | |
| libassuan | 2.1.0 | 2.5.5 |
| libattr | 2.4.46 | 2.5.1 |
| libblkid | 2.30.2 | 2.37.4 |
| libcap | 2.54 | 2.48 |
| libcap-ng | 0.7.5 | 0.8.2 |
| libcbor | 0.7.0 | |
| libcom_err | 1.42.9 | 1.46.5 |
| libcomps | 0.1.20 | |
| libcroco | 0.6.12 | |
| libcrypt | 2.26 | |
| libcurl | 8.3.0 | |
| libcurl-minimal | 8.5.0 | |
| libdb | 5.3.21 | 5.3.28 |
| libdb-utils | 5.3.21 | |
| libdnf | 0.69.0 | |
| libeconf | 0.4.0 | |
| libedit | 3.0 | 3.1 |
| libestr | 0.1.9 | |
| libfastjson | 0.99.4 | |
| libfdisk | 2.30.2 | 2.37.4 |
| libffi | 3.0.13 | 3.4.4 |
| libfido2 | 1.10.0 | |
| libgcc | 7.3.1 | 11.4.1 |
| libgcrypt | 1.5.3 | 1.10.2 |
| libgomp | 7.3.1 | 11.4.1 |
| libgpg-error | 1.12 | 1.42 |
| libicu | 50.2 | |
| libidn | 1.28 | |
| libidn2 | 2.3.0 | 2.3.2 |
| libkcapi | 1.4.0 | |
| libkcapi-hmaccalc | 1.4.0 | |
| libmetalink | 0.1.3 | |
| libmnl | 1.0.3 | 1.0.4 |
| libmodulemd | 2.13.0 | |
| libmount | 2.30.2 | 2.37.4 |
| libnetfilter_conntrack | 1.0.6 | |
| libnfnetlink | 1.0.1 | |
| libnghttp2 | 1.41.0 | 1.57.0 |
| libpcap | 1.5.3 | |
| libpipeline | 1.2.3 | 1.5.3 |
| libpng | 1.5.13 | |
| libpsl | 0.21.5 | 0.21.1 |
| libpwquality | 1.2.3 | 1.4.4 |
| librepo | 1.14.5 | |
| libreport-filesystem | 2.15.2 | |
| libseccomp | 2.5.2 | 2.5.3 |
| libselinux | 2.5 | 3.4 |
| libselinux-utils | 2.5 | 3.4 |
| libsemanage | 2.5 | 3.4 |
| libsepol | 2.5 | 3.4 |
| libsigsegv | 2.13 | |
| libsmartcols | 2.30.2 | 2.37.4 |
| libsolv | 0.7.22 | |
| libss | 1.42.9 | 1.46.5 |
| libssh2 | 1.4.3 | |
| libstdc++ | 7.3.1 | 11.4.1 |
| libsysfs | 2.1.0 | |
| libtasn1 | 4.10 | 4.19.0 |
| libtextstyle | 0.21 | |
| libunistring | 0.9.3 | 0.9.10 |
| libuser | 0.60 | 0.63 |
| libutempter | 1.1.6 | 1.2.1 |
| libuuid | 2.30.2 | 2.37.4 |
| libverto | 0.2.5 | 0.3.2 |
| libxcrypt | 4.4.33 | |
| libxml2 | 2.9.1 | 2.10.4 |
| libyaml | 0.1.4 | 0.2.5 |
| libzstd | 1.5.5 | |
| logrotate | 3.8.6 | 3.20.1 |
| lua | 5.1.4 | |
| lua-libs | 5.4.4 | |
| lz4 | 1.7.5 | |
| lz4-libs | 1.9.4 | |
| make | 3.82 | |
| man-db | 2.6.3 | 2.9.3 |
| mariadb-libs | 5.5.68 | |
| microcode_ctl | 2.1 (x86_64) | 2.1 (x86_64) |
| mpfr | 4.1.0 | |
| ncurses | 6.0 | 6.2 |
| ncurses-base | 6.0 | 6.2 |
| ncurses-libs | 6.0 | 6.2 |
| net-tools | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| nettle | 2.7.1 | 3.8 |
| newt | 0.52.15 | |
| newt-python | 0.52.15 | |
| npth | 1.6 | |
| nspr | 4.35.0 | |
| nss | 3.90.0 | |
| nss-pem | 1.0.3 | |
| nss-softokn | 3.90.0 | |
| nss-softokn-freebl | 3.90.0 | |
| nss-sysinit | 3.90.0 | |
| nss-tools | 3.90.0 | |
| nss-util | 3.90.0 | |
| numactl-libs | 2.0.9 | 2.0.14 |
| oniguruma | 6.9.7.1 | |
| openldap | 2.4.44 | 2.4.57 |
| openssh | 7.4p1 | 8.7p1 |
| openssh-clients | 7.4p1 | 8.7p1 |
| openssh-server | 7.4p1 | 8.7p1 |
| openssl | 1.0.2k | 3.0.8 |
| openssl-libs | 1.0.2k | 3.0.8 |
| openssl-pkcs11 | 0.4.12 | |
| os-prober | 1.58 | 1.77 |
| p11-kit | 0.23.22 | 0.24.1 |
| p11-kit-trust | 0.23.22 | 0.24.1 |
| pam | 1.1.8 | 1.5.1 |
| passwd | 0.79 | 0.80 |
| pciutils | 3.7.0 | |
| pciutils-libs | 3.7.0 | |
| pcre | 8.32 | |
| pcre2 | 10.23 | 10.40 |
| pcre2-syntax | 10.40 | |
| pinentry | 0.8.1 | |
| pkgconfig | 0.27.1 | |
| policycoreutils | 2.5 | 3.4 |
| popt | 1.13 | 1.18 |
| postfix | 2.10.1 | |
| procps-ng | 3.3.10 | 3.3.17 |
| psmisc | 22.20 | 23.4 |
| pth | 2.0.7 | |
| publicsuffix-list-dafsa | 20240208 | 20240212 |
| pygpgme | 0.3 | |
| pyliblzma | 0.5.3 | |
| python | 2.7.18 | |
| python-babel | 0.9.6 | |
| python-backports | 1.0 | |
| python-backports-ssl_match_hostname | 3.5.0.1 | |
| python-cffi | 1.6.0 | |
| python-chardet | 2.2.1 | |
| python-configobj | 4.7.2 | |
| python-devel | 2.7.18 | |
| python-enum34 | 1.0.4 | |
| python-idna | 2.4 | |
| python-iniparse | 0.4 | |
| python-ipaddress | 1.0.16 | |
| python-jinja2 | 2.7.2 | |
| python-jsonpatch | 1.2 | |
| python-jsonpointer | 1.9 | |
| python-jwcrypto | 0.4.2 | |
| python-libs | 2.7.18 | |
| python-markupsafe | 0.11 | |
| python-ply | 3.4 | |
| python-pycparser | 2.14 | |
| python-pycurl | 7.19.0 | |
| python-repoze-lru | 0.4 | |
| python-requests | 2.6.0 | |
| python-urlgrabber | 3.10 | |
| python-urllib3 | 1.25.9 | |
| python2-cryptography | 1.7.2 | |
| python2-jsonschema | 2.5.1 | |
| python2-oauthlib | 2.0.1 | |
| python2-pyasn1 | 0.1.9 | |
| python2-rpm | 4.11.3 | |
| python2-setuptools | 41.2.0 | |
| python2-six | 1.11.0 | |
| python3 | 3.9.16 | |
| python3-attrs | 20.3.0 | |
| python3-audit | 3.0.6 | |
| python3-awscrt | 0.19.19 | |
| python3-babel | 2.9.1 | |
| python3-cffi | 1.14.5 | |
| python3-chardet | 4.0.0 | |
| python3-colorama | 0.4.4 | |
| python3-configobj | 5.0.6 | |
| python3-cryptography | 36.0.1 | |
| python3-dateutil | 2.8.1 | |
| python3-dbus | 1.2.18 | |
| python3-distro | 1.5.0 | |
| python3-dnf | 4.14.0 | |
| python3-dnf-plugins-core | 4.3.0 | |
| python3-docutils | 0.16 | |
| python3-gpg | 1.15.1 | |
| python3-hawkey | 0.69.0 | |
| python3-idna | 2.10 | |
| python3-jinja2 | 2.11.3 | |
| python3-jmespath | 0.10.0 | |
| python3-jsonpatch | 1.21 | |
| python3-jsonpointer | 2.0 | |
| python3-jsonschema | 3.2.0 | |
| python3-libcomps | 0.1.20 | |
| python3-libdnf | 0.69.0 | |
| python3-libs | 3.9.16 | |
| python3-libselinux | 3.4 | |
| python3-libsemanage | 3.4 | |
| python3-markupsafe | 1.1.1 | |
| python3-netifaces | 0.10.6 | |
| python3-oauthlib | 3.0.2 | |
| python3-pip-wheel | 21.3.1 | |
| python3-ply | 3.11 | |
| python3-policycoreutils | 3.4 | |
| python3-prettytable | 0.7.2 | |
| python3-prompt-toolkit | 3.0.24 | |
| python3-pycparser | 2.20 | |
| python3-pyrsistent | 0.17.3 | |
| python3-pyserial | 3.4 | |
| python3-pysocks | 1.7.1 | |
| python3-pytz | 2022.7.1 | |
| python3-pyyaml | 5.4.1 | |
| python3-requests | 2.25.1 | |
| python3-rpm | 4.16.1.3 | |
| python3-ruamel-yaml | 0.16.6 | |
| python3-ruamel-yaml-clib | 0.1.2 | |
| python3-setools | 4.4.1 | |
| python3-setuptools | 59.6.0 | |
| python3-setuptools-wheel | 59.6.0 | |
| python3-six | 1.15.0 | |
| python3-systemd | 235 | |
| python3-urllib3 | 1.25.10 | |
| python3-wcwidth | 0.2.5 | |
| pyxattr | 0.5.1 | |
| qrencode-libs | 3.4.1 | |
| readline | 6.2 | 8.1 |
| rng-tools | 6.8 | 6.14 |
| rootfiles | 8.1 | 8.1 |
| rpm | 4.11.3 | 4.16.1.3 |
| rpm-build-libs | 4.11.3 | 4.16.1.3 |
| rpm-libs | 4.11.3 | 4.16.1.3 |
| rpm-plugin-selinux | 4.16.1.3 | |
| rpm-plugin-systemd-inhibit | 4.11.3 | 4.16.1.3 |
| rpm-sign-libs | 4.16.1.3 | |
| rsyslog | 8.24.0 | |
| sbsigntools | 0.9.4 | |
| sed | 4.2.2 | 4.8 |
| selinux-policy | 3.13.1 | 37.22 |
| selinux-policy-targeted | 3.13.1 | 37.22 |
| setup | 2.8.71 | 2.13.7 |
| shadow-utils | 4.1.5.1 | 4.9 |
| shared-mime-info | 1.8 | |
| slang | 2.2.4 | |
| sqlite | 3.7.17 | |
| sqlite-libs | 3.40.0 | |
| sudo | 1.8.23 | 1.9.14 |
| sysctl-defaults | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| system-release | 2 | 2023.4.20240319 |
| systemd | 219 | 252.16 |
| systemd-libs | 219 | 252.16 |
| systemd-networkd | 252.16 | |
| systemd-pam | 252.16 | |
| systemd-resolved | 252.16 | |
| systemd-sysv | 219 | |
| systemd-udev | 252.16 | |
| sysvinit-tools | 2.88 | |
| tar | 1.26 | 1.34 |
| tcp_wrappers-libs | 7.6 | |
| tzdata | 2024a | 2024a |
| update-motd | 1.1.2 | 2.2 |
| userspace-rcu | 0.12.1 | |
| ustr | 1.0.4 | |
| util-linux | 2.30.2 | 2.37.4 |
| util-linux-core | 2.37.4 | |
| vim-data | 9.0.2153 | 9.0.2153 |
| vim-minimal | 9.0.2153 | 9.0.2153 |
| which | 2.20 | 2.21 |
| xfsprogs | 5.0.0 | 5.18.0 |
| xz | 5.2.2 | 5.2.5 |
| xz-libs | 5.2.2 | 5.2.5 |
| yum | 3.4.3 | 4.14.0 |
| yum-metadata-parser | 1.1.4 | |
| yum-plugin-priorities | 1.1.31 | |
| zlib | 1.2.7 | 1.2.11 |
| zram-generator | 1.1.2 | |
| zram-generator-defaults | 1.1.2 | |
| zstd | 1.5.5 |