Comparing packages installed on Amazon Linux 2 and Amazon Linux 2023 AMIs - Amazon Linux 2023
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Comparing packages installed on Amazon Linux 2 and Amazon Linux 2023 AMIs

A comparison of the RPMs present on the Amazon Linux 2 and AL2023 standard AMIs.

Package AL2 AMI AL2023 AMI
GeoIP 1.5.0
PyYAML 3.10
acl 2.2.51 2.3.1
acpid 2.0.19 2.0.32
alternatives 1.15
amazon-chrony-config 4.3
amazon-ec2-net-utils 2.4.1
amazon-linux-extras 2.0.3
amazon-linux-extras-yum-plugin 2.0.3
amazon-linux-repo-s3 2023.4.20240319
amazon-linux-sb-keys 2023.1
amazon-rpm-config 228
amazon-ssm-agent 3.2.2303.0 3.2.2303.0
at 3.1.13 3.1.23
attr 2.4.46 2.5.1
audit 2.8.1 3.0.6
audit-libs 2.8.1 3.0.6
authconfig 6.2.8
aws-cfn-bootstrap 2.0 2.0
awscli 1.18.147
awscli-2 2.14.5
basesystem 10.0 11
bash 4.2.46 5.2.15
bash-completion 2.1 2.11
bc 1.06.95 1.07.1
bind-export-libs 9.11.4
bind-libs 9.11.4 9.16.48
bind-libs-lite 9.11.4
bind-license 9.11.4 9.16.48
bind-utils 9.11.4 9.16.48
binutils 2.29.1 2.39
blktrace 1.0.5
boost-date-time 1.53.0 (x86_64)
boost-filesystem 1.75.0
boost-system 1.53.0 (x86_64) 1.75.0
boost-thread 1.53.0 (x86_64) 1.75.0
bridge-utils 1.5
bzip2 1.0.6 1.0.8
bzip2-libs 1.0.6 1.0.8
c-ares 1.19.0
ca-certificates 2023.2.64 2023.2.64
checkpolicy 3.4
chkconfig 1.7.4 1.15
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 1.11
crypto-policies 20220428
crypto-policies-scripts 20220428
cryptsetup 1.7.4 2.6.1
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
cyrus-sasl-plain 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-event 1.02.170
device-mapper-event-libs 1.02.170
device-mapper-libs 1.02.170 1.02.185
device-mapper-persistent-data 0.7.3
dhclient 4.2.5
dhcp-common 4.2.5
dhcp-libs 4.2.5
diffutils 3.3 3.8
dmidecode 3.2
dmraid 1.0.0.rc16
dmraid-events 1.0.0.rc16
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
dnf-utils 4.3.0
dosfstools 3.0.20 4.2
dracut 033 055
dracut-config-ec2 2.0 3.0
dracut-config-generic 033 055
dwz 0.14
dyninst 9.3.1 (x86_64) 10.2.1
e2fsprogs 1.42.9 1.46.5
e2fsprogs-libs 1.42.9 1.46.5
ec2-hibinit-agent 1.0.8 1.0.8
ec2-instance-connect 1.1 1.1
ec2-instance-connect-selinux 1.1 1.1
ec2-net-utils 1.7.3
ec2-utils 1.2 2.2.0
ed 1.9 1.14.2
efi-filesystem 5
efi-srpm-macros 5
efibootmgr 15 (aarch64)
efivar 38
efivar-libs 31 (aarch64) 38
elfutils-debuginfod-client 0.188
elfutils-default-yama-scope 0.176 0.188
elfutils-libelf 0.176 0.188
elfutils-libs 0.176 0.188
ethtool 4.8 5.15
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
fonts-srpm-macros 2.0.5
freetype 2.8
fstrm 0.6.1
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
generic-logos 18.0.0
gettext 0.19.8.1 0.21
gettext-libs 0.19.8.1 0.21
ghc-srpm-macros 1.5.0
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-gconv-extra 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
go-srpm-macros 3.2.0
gpgme 1.3.2 1.15.1
gpm-libs 1.20.7 1.20.7
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
gssproxy 0.7.0 0.8.4
gzip 1.5 1.12
hardlink 1.3
hibagent 1.1.0
hostname 3.13 3.23
hunspell 1.3.2 1.7.0
hunspell-en 0.20121024 0.20140811.1
hunspell-en-GB 0.20121024 0.20140811.1
hunspell-en-US 0.20121024 0.20140811.1
hunspell-filesystem 1.7.0
hwdata 0.252 0.353
info 5.1 6.7
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 2.10 2.14
jbigkit-libs 2.0
jitterentropy 3.4.1
jq 1.7.1
json-c 0.11 0.14
kbd 1.15.5 2.4.0
kbd-legacy 1.15.5
kbd-misc 1.15.5 2.4.0
kernel 5.10.210 6.1.79
kernel-livepatch-repo-s3 2023.4.20240319
kernel-srpm-macros 1.0
kernel-tools 5.10.210 6.1.79
keyutils 1.5.8 1.6.3
keyutils-libs 1.5.8 1.6.3
kmod 25 29
kmod-libs 25 29
kpartx 0.4.9
kpatch-runtime 0.9.4 0.9.7
krb5-libs 1.15.1 1.21
langtable 0.0.31
langtable-data 0.0.31
langtable-python 0.0.31
less 458 608
libacl 2.2.51 2.3.1
libaio 0.3.109 0.3.111
libarchive 3.5.3
libargon2 20171227
libassuan 2.1.0 2.5.5
libattr 2.4.46 2.5.1
libbasicobjects 0.1.1 0.1.1
libblkid 2.30.2 2.37.4
libcap 2.54 2.48
libcap-ng 0.7.5 0.8.2
libcbor 0.7.0
libcollection 0.7.0 0.7.0
libcom_err 1.42.9 1.46.5
libcomps 0.1.20
libconfig 1.4.9 1.7.2
libcroco 0.6.12
libcrypt 2.26
libcurl 8.3.0
libcurl-minimal 8.5.0
libdaemon 0.14
libdb 5.3.21 5.3.28
libdb-utils 5.3.21
libdhash 0.5.0
libdnf 0.69.0
libdrm 2.4.97
libdwarf 20130207 (x86_64)
libeconf 0.4.0
libedit 3.0 3.1
libestr 0.1.9
libev 4.33
libevent 2.0.21 2.1.12
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
libibverbs 48.0
libicu 50.2
libidn 1.28
libidn2 2.3.0 2.3.2
libini_config 1.3.1 1.3.1
libjpeg-turbo 2.0.90
libkcapi 1.4.0
libkcapi-hmaccalc 1.4.0
libldb 2.6.2
libmaxminddb 1.5.2
libmetalink 0.1.3 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
libnfsidmap 0.25 2.5.4
libnghttp2 1.41.0 1.57.0
libnl3 3.2.28 3.5.0
libnl3-cli 3.2.28
libpath_utils 0.2.1 0.2.1
libpcap 1.5.3 1.10.1
libpciaccess 0.14 (x86_64)
libpipeline 1.2.3 1.5.3
libpkgconf 1.8.0
libpng 1.5.13
libpsl 0.21.5 0.21.1
libpwquality 1.2.3 1.4.4
libref_array 0.1.5 0.1.5
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
libsss_certmap 2.9.4
libsss_idmap 1.16.5 2.9.4
libsss_nss_idmap 1.16.5 2.9.4
libsss_sudo 2.9.4
libstdc++ 7.3.1 11.4.1
libstoragemgmt 1.6.1 1.9.4
libstoragemgmt-python 1.6.1
libstoragemgmt-python-clibs 1.6.1
libsysfs 2.1.0
libtalloc 2.3.4
libtasn1 4.10 4.19.0
libtdb 1.4.7
libteam 1.27
libtevent 0.13.0
libtextstyle 0.21
libtiff 4.0.3
libtirpc 0.2.4 1.3.3
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
libuv 1.47.0
libverto 0.2.5 0.3.2
libverto-libev 0.3.2
libverto-libevent 0.2.5
libwebp 0.3.0
libxcrypt 4.4.33
libxml2 2.9.1 2.10.4
libxml2-python 2.9.1
libyaml 0.1.4 0.2.5
libzstd 1.5.5
lm_sensors-libs 3.4.0 3.6.0
lmdb-libs 0.9.29
logrotate 3.8.6 3.20.1
lsof 4.87 4.94.0
lua 5.1.4
lua-libs 5.4.4
lua-srpm-macros 1
lvm2 2.02.187
lvm2-libs 2.02.187
lz4 1.7.5
lz4-libs 1.9.4
make 3.82
man-db 2.6.3 2.9.3
man-pages 3.53 5.10
man-pages-overrides 7.5.2
mariadb-libs 5.5.68
mdadm 4.0
microcode_ctl 2.1 (x86_64) 2.1 (x86_64)
mlocate 0.26
mpfr 4.1.0
mtr 0.92
nano 2.9.8 5.8
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 0.52.21
newt-python 0.52.15
nfs-utils 1.3.0 2.5.4
npth 1.6
nspr 4.35.0 4.35.0
nss 3.90.0 3.90.0
nss-pem 1.0.3
nss-softokn 3.90.0 3.90.0
nss-softokn-freebl 3.90.0 3.90.0
nss-sysinit 3.90.0 3.90.0
nss-tools 3.90.0
nss-util 3.90.0 3.90.0
ntsysv 1.7.4 1.15
numactl-libs 2.0.9 2.0.14
ocaml-srpm-macros 6
oniguruma 6.9.7.1
openblas-srpm-macros 2
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
package-notes-srpm-macros 0.4
pam 1.1.8 1.5.1
parted 3.1 3.4
passwd 0.79 0.80
pciutils 3.5.1 3.7.0
pciutils-libs 3.5.1 3.7.0
pcre 8.32
pcre2 10.23 10.40
pcre2-syntax 10.40
perl 5.16.3
perl-Carp 1.26 1.50
perl-Class-Struct 0.66
perl-DynaLoader 1.47
perl-Encode 2.51 3.15
perl-Errno 1.30
perl-Exporter 5.68 5.74
perl-Fcntl 1.13
perl-File-Basename 2.85
perl-File-Path 2.09 2.18
perl-File-Temp 0.23.01 0.231.100
perl-File-stat 1.09
perl-Filter 1.49
perl-Getopt-Long 2.40 2.52
perl-Getopt-Std 1.12
perl-HTTP-Tiny 0.033 0.078
perl-IO 1.43
perl-IPC-Open3 1.21
perl-MIME-Base64 3.16
perl-POSIX 1.94
perl-PathTools 3.40 3.78
perl-Pod-Escapes 1.04 1.07
perl-Pod-Perldoc 3.20 3.28.01
perl-Pod-Simple 3.28 3.42
perl-Pod-Usage 1.63 2.01
perl-Scalar-List-Utils 1.27 1.56
perl-SelectSaver 1.02
perl-Socket 2.010 2.032
perl-Storable 2.45 3.21
perl-Symbol 1.08
perl-Term-ANSIColor 5.01
perl-Term-Cap 1.17
perl-Text-ParseWords 3.29 3.30
perl-Text-Tabs+Wrap 2021.0726
perl-Time-HiRes 1.9725
perl-Time-Local 1.2300 1.300
perl-constant 1.27 1.33
perl-if 0.60.800
perl-interpreter 5.32.1
perl-libs 5.16.3 5.32.1
perl-macros 5.16.3
perl-mro 1.23
perl-overload 1.31
perl-overloading 0.02
perl-parent 0.225 0.238
perl-podlators 2.5.1 4.14
perl-srpm-macros 1
perl-subs 1.03
perl-threads 1.87
perl-threads-shared 1.43
perl-vars 1.05
pinentry 0.8.1
pkgconf 1.8.0
pkgconf-m4 1.8.0
pkgconf-pkg-config 1.8.0
pkgconfig 0.27.1
plymouth 0.8.9
plymouth-core-libs 0.8.9
plymouth-scripts 0.8.9
pm-utils 1.4.1
policycoreutils 2.5 3.4
policycoreutils-python-utils 3.4
popt 1.13 1.18
postfix 2.10.1
procps-ng 3.3.10 3.3.17
protobuf-c 1.4.1
psacct 6.6.1 6.6.4
psmisc 22.20 23.4
pth 2.0.7
publicsuffix-list-dafsa 20240208 20240212
pygpgme 0.3
pyliblzma 0.5.3
pystache 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-chevron 0.13.1
python-configobj 4.7.2
python-daemon 1.6
python-devel 2.7.18
python-docutils 0.12
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-kitchen 1.1.1
python-libs 2.7.18
python-lockfile 0.9.1
python-markupsafe 0.11
python-pillow 2.0.0
python-ply 3.4
python-pycparser 2.14
python-pycurl 7.19.0
python-repoze-lru 0.4
python-requests 2.6.0
python-simplejson 3.2.0
python-srpm-macros 3.9
python-urlgrabber 3.10
python-urllib3 1.25.9
python2-botocore 1.18.6
python2-colorama 0.3.9
python2-cryptography 1.7.2
python2-dateutil 2.6.1
python2-futures 3.0.5
python2-jmespath 0.9.3
python2-jsonschema 2.5.1
python2-oauthlib 2.0.1
python2-pyasn1 0.1.9
python2-rpm 4.11.3
python2-rsa 3.4.1
python2-s3transfer 0.3.3
python2-setuptools 41.2.0
python2-six 1.11.0
python3 3.7.16 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-daemon 2.2.3 2.3.0
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 0.14 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 3.7.16 3.9.16
python3-libselinux 3.4
python3-libsemanage 3.4
python3-libstoragemgmt 1.9.4
python3-lockfile 0.11.0 0.12.2
python3-markupsafe 1.1.1
python3-netifaces 0.10.6
python3-oauthlib 3.0.2
python3-pip 20.2.2
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-pystache 0.5.4
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 49.1.3 59.6.0
python3-setuptools-wheel 59.6.0
python3-simplejson 3.2.0
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
quota 4.01 4.06
quota-nls 4.01 4.06
rdate 1.4
readline 6.2 8.1
rng-tools 6.8 6.14
rootfiles 8.1 8.1
rpcbind 0.2.0 1.2.6
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
rsync 3.1.2 3.2.6
rsyslog 8.24.0
rust-srpm-macros 21
sbsigntools 0.9.4
scl-utils 20130529
screen 4.1.0 4.8.0
sed 4.2.2 4.8
selinux-policy 3.13.1 37.22
selinux-policy-targeted 3.13.1 37.22
setserial 2.17
setup 2.8.71 2.13.7
setuptool 1.19.11
sgpio 1.2.0.10
shadow-utils 4.1.5.1 4.9
shared-mime-info 1.8
slang 2.2.4 2.3.2
sqlite 3.7.17
sqlite-libs 3.40.0
sssd-client 1.16.5 2.9.4
sssd-common 2.9.4
sssd-kcm 2.9.4
sssd-nfs-idmap 2.9.4
strace 4.26 5.16
sudo 1.8.23 1.9.14
sysctl-defaults 1.0 1.0
sysstat 10.1.5 12.5.6
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
systemtap-runtime 4.5 4.8
sysvinit-tools 2.88
tar 1.26 1.34
tbb 2020.3
tcp_wrappers 7.6
tcp_wrappers-libs 7.6
tcpdump 4.9.2 4.99.1
tcsh 6.18.01 6.24.07
teamd 1.27
time 1.7 1.9
traceroute 2.0.22 2.1.3
tzdata 2024a 2024a
unzip 6.0 6.0
update-motd 1.1.2 2.2
usermode 1.111
userspace-rcu 0.12.1
ustr 1.0.4
util-linux 2.30.2 2.37.4
util-linux-core 2.37.4
vim-common 9.0.2153 9.0.2153
vim-data 9.0.2153 9.0.2153
vim-enhanced 9.0.2153 9.0.2153
vim-filesystem 9.0.2153 9.0.2153
vim-minimal 9.0.2153 9.0.2153
virt-what 1.18
wget 1.14 1.21.3
which 2.20 2.21
words 3.0 3.0
xfsdump 3.1.8 3.1.11
xfsprogs 5.0.0 5.18.0
xxd 9.0.2153 9.0.2153
xxhash-libs 0.8.0
xz 5.2.2 5.2.5
xz-libs 5.2.2 5.2.5
yajl 2.0.4
yum 3.4.3 4.14.0
yum-langpacks 0.4.2
yum-metadata-parser 1.1.4
yum-plugin-priorities 1.1.31
yum-utils 1.1.31
zip 3.0 3.0
zlib 1.2.7 1.2.11
zram-generator 1.1.2
zram-generator-defaults 1.1.2
zstd 1.5.5