I ran into the same error message when attempting to create an Amazon Linux 2 instance using the AWS CDK. The CDK currently defaults to Amazon Linux instead of Amazon Linux 2. When you accidentally use an Amazon Linux AMI from 2018, surprise surprise, all sorts of facilities are not available. I posted an easy way to check your version in another answer.
In CDK (and Cloud Formation) make sure to declare your intended generation in your AmazonLinuxImage properties
generation: AmazonLinuxGeneration.AMAZON_LINUX_2
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June 18, 2025 - Example output: $ sudo amazon-linux-extras enable php8 .1Topic php8.1 has end-of-support date of 2024-11-25 2 httpd_modules available [ =1.0 =stable ] 3 memcached1.5 available \ [ =1.5.1 =1.5.16 =1.5.17 ] 9 R3.4 available [ =3.4.3 =stable ] ...
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I ran into the same error message when attempting to create an Amazon Linux 2 instance using the AWS CDK. The CDK currently defaults to Amazon Linux instead of Amazon Linux 2. When you accidentally use an Amazon Linux AMI from 2018, surprise surprise, all sorts of facilities are not available. I posted an easy way to check your version in another answer.
In CDK (and Cloud Formation) make sure to declare your intended generation in your AmazonLinuxImage properties
generation: AmazonLinuxGeneration.AMAZON_LINUX_2
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It looks like this issue is potentially being caused by YUM priorities. You could try disabling priorities to see if that is the issue. The config file used to disable yum priorities can be found here.
/etc/yum/pluginconf.d/priorities.conf
Change the config to be "enabled = 0" and try again.
Amazon Linux 2
Kernel version for Amzn Linux 2 is 4.14. That is significantly newer than the CentOS kernel 3.10. The packages come from amazon's own repos so many will be different versions than what is available on CentOS. For example the FAQ on amazon linux 2 lists glibc as version 2.26 while CentOS7 is on 2.17. General use things like systemctl start/stop and yum install work the same. I wouldn't expect/count on binary compatibility between programs compiled on CentOS to run on amazon linux 2 though. It is really its own unique distribution. More on reddit.com
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May 23, 2019amazonlinux:2022 not support amazon-linux-extras command
Hi, I'm try to use amazonlinux:2022 as our base image, and I can see [amazon-linux-extras] this command everywhere. but actually I got command not found after input amazon-linux-extras install ... More on github.com
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September 8, 2022amazon-linux-extras on EB for Amazon Linux 2023
I have set up an .ebextensions file in a Java deployment on EB to add additional metrics to cloud watch. Just recently tried deploying this to Amazon Linux 2023 with Corretto 17. It's failing to install sudo amazon-linux-extras install collectd -y More on repost.aws
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September 28, 2023Scripting amazon-linux-extras?
I think I found the proper solution. Rather than doing amazon-linux-extras install, I'm now doing amazon-linux-extras enable which allows the package to be installed via yum. My ansible snippet: name: Enable amazon-linux-extras packages shell: "amazon-linux-extras enable {{item.name}}" become: yes with_items: "{{ amazon_linux_extras_packages }}" More on reddit.com
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Check the Amazon image version of your EC2 instance.
Command: cat /etc/image-id
If it is Amazon Linux 2023, it does not have extras.
However, most of the packages are already included in the distro.
You can run sudo yum install nginx which will install version 1.22
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For Amazon Linux 2023 VM, follow the below steps
sudo yum update
sudo yum install stress
Generate CPU stress: stress --cpu <number-of-threads>
Generate memory stress: stress --vm <number-of-threads> --vm-bytes <memory-size>
Generate I/O stress: stress --io <number-of-threads>
Generate disk stress: stress --hdd <number-of-threads>
AWS
docs.aws.amazon.com › amazon linux › user guide › al2 extras library
AL2 Extras Library - Amazon Linux 2
See the EPEL section of the Amazon Linux 2023 User Guide for options for some EPEL packages. With AL2, you can use the Extras Library to install application and software updates on your instances. These software updates are known as topics. You can install a specific version of a topic or omit ...
Super User
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Unable to find or install amazon-linux-extras - Super User
Generally, if you need to install on Amazon Linux 2 you should build from source. The code below is generally the method today, but it is typical to add/want extra modules which may modify the flags for ./auto/configure, for example.
Reddit
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r/aws on Reddit: Amazon Linux 2
May 23, 2019 -
are there any significant differences between Amazon Linux 2 and CentOS? I know amazon Linux 2 is built on CentOS and I am told has better networking performance but are the same packages available, does systemctl function the same are any pitfalls that I should be aware of?
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Kernel version for Amzn Linux 2 is 4.14. That is significantly newer than the CentOS kernel 3.10. The packages come from amazon's own repos so many will be different versions than what is available on CentOS. For example the FAQ on amazon linux 2 lists glibc as version 2.26 while CentOS7 is on 2.17. General use things like systemctl start/stop and yum install work the same. I wouldn't expect/count on binary compatibility between programs compiled on CentOS to run on amazon linux 2 though. It is really its own unique distribution.
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I think it's worth making the distinction that it isn't "built on" CentOS. There are many many differences between the two. Packages are all rebuilt and often different versions. It does have a very similar base though. Both using RPM and yum for packaging, systemd at the core, and so on. So "inspired by" is a better way to think about it. Thus, expect differences and treat it more as a coincidence when things are identical.
AWS
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List of Amazon Linux 2 Extras - Amazon Linux 2
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Add repositories on an AL2 instance - Amazon Linux 2
After you install a repository, you must enable it as described in the next procedure. Use the yum-config-manager command with the --enable repository flag. The following command enables the Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) repository from the Fedora project.
Medium
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November 21, 2021 - Then, list the available software packages, enable the one you’re looking for, and then install the package using yum. Connect to your EC2 Linux Instance using SSH. 2. Confirm if the amazon-linux-extras package has been installed using the ...
AWS
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Amazon Linux 2 release notes - Amazon Linux 2
The extras mechanism provides the ... Amazon Linux 2. You can use it to balance operating system stability and overall software “freshness”. Extras provides topics to select AWS curated software bundles. Each topic contains all the dependencies required for the software to install and run on ...
Milliondollarserver
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MILLION DOLLAR SERVER: Amazon Linux 2 add EPEL repository and install SSMTP
[ec2-user@ip-10-10-10-10 ~]$ sudo amazon-linux-extras install epel Installing epel-release Loaded plugins: extras_suggestions, langpacks, priorities, update-motd amzn2extra-docker | 1.3 kB 00:00:00 amzn2extra-epel | 1.3 kB 00:00:00 amzn2extra-epel/2/x86_64/primary_db | 1.8 kB 00:00:00 Resolving ...
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Amazon Corretto 8 Installation Instructions for Amazon Linux 2 and Amazon Linux 2023 - Amazon Corretto 8
Enable the yum repository in Amazon Linux 2. This is not required on Amazon Linux 2022 and later. ... You can install Amazon Corretto 8 as either the runtime environment (JRE) or the full development environment (JDK).
GitHub
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amazonlinux:2022 not support amazon-linux-extras command · Issue #80 · amazonlinux/container-images
September 8, 2022 - Hi, I'm try to use amazonlinux:2022 as our base image, and I can see [amazon-linux-extras] this command everywhere. but actually I got command not found after input amazon-linux-extras install xxx. By the way, the default yum repo provid...
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September 28, 2023 - Unfortunately, Amazon Linux 2023 does not include amazon-linux-extras.
Reddit
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r/aws on Reddit: Scripting amazon-linux-extras?
June 28, 2018 -
Hey All,
I use Ansible to provision my servers, and now that nginx and python3 have been moved into amazon-linux-extras in Amazon Linux 2, I'm wondering the best way to script the install process?
Before I could just use ansible's yum module and give it a list of packages to install.
What should I do now? Just use the shell module and hardcode a cli command?
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I think I found the proper solution. Rather than doing amazon-linux-extras install, I'm now doing amazon-linux-extras enable which allows the package to be installed via yum. My ansible snippet: name: Enable amazon-linux-extras packages shell: "amazon-linux-extras enable {{item.name}}" become: yes with_items: "{{ amazon_linux_extras_packages }}"
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Use the shell module, yes https://aws.amazon.com/amazon-linux-2/faqs/#Amazon_Linux_Extras Q. How do I install a software package from Amazon Linux extras repository? Available packages can be listed with the amazon-linux-extras command in the Amazon Linux 2 shell. Packages from extras can be installed with the “sudo amazon-linux-extras install ” command. Example: $ sudo amazon-linux-extras install rust1
Stack Overflow
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Newest 'amazon-linux-extras' Questions - Stack Overflow
It appears that Amazon Linux 2 v5.0 image (Amazon Linux 2 x86_64 standard:5.0 runtime available to CodeBuild) no longer contains Amazon Linux Extras, which makes a lot of documentation and answers ... ... I have a Django application hosted on an EC2 instance that I deploy manually via eb deploy. This is my production instance, and works fine. The Ec2 instance is an Amazon Linux 2 Platform. I'm standing ... ... I am trying to install docker engine on amazon linux 2023 using the docker ce repo with no luck.
ClassMethod
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Amazon Linux 2のExtras Library(amazon-linux-extras)を使ってみた | DevelopersIO
$ sudo amazon-linux-extras install php7.2 Package php-cli-7.2.0-3.amzn2.1.x86_64 already installed and latest version Package php-fpm-7.2.0-3.amzn2.1.x86_64 already installed and latest version Package php-json-7.2.0-3.amzn2.1.x86_64 already ...
Fedora Project
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These may be installed as standalone full versions of Fedora or as add-ons to existing Fedora installations.Learn more · Here you will find the Minimal Fedora Linux image, Fedora's online installer, versions of Fedora Linux packaged as containers that can be run on other operating systems, BitTorrent links, and more.Learn more
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November 12, 2020 - AWS Linux AMI 2 Extra Libraries · 0 0 0 · Tech · Alvin 17 October 2020 · 0 · Reference: https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/knowledge-center/ec2-install-extras-library-software/ Summary · amazon-linux-extras · amazon-linux-extras enable php7.4 · amazon-linux-extras enable nginx1 ·
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Docker On AWS Amazon Linux 2 Instance
February 8, 2021 - $ ls /etc/yum.repos.d/ Remove the docker-ce repo · $ sudo rm /etc/yum.repos.d/docker-ce.repo · Now that the docker-ce.repo has been removed I follow the AWS docker tutorial. $ sudo yum update -y · $ sudo amazon-linux-extras install docker ·