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Amazon Linux 2 FAQs
2 weeks ago - Kernels in Amazon Linux 2 Extras and any third-party software that are not built and served by AWS will not receive kernel live patches. We provide kernel live patches for Amazon Linux 2 at no cost. Kernel live patches are provided by Amazon and can be consumed with the yum package manager and utilities in Amazon Linux 2 and AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager. Each kernel live patch is provided as an RPM ...
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Install software from the Extras Library on an AL2 EC2 instance | AWS re:Post
June 18, 2025 - To check whether you installed the amazon-linux-extras package, run the following command: rpm -qa |grep -i amazon-linux-extras · If you didn't install the amazon-linux-extras package, then run the following command to install the package: ...
Amazon Linux Extras versus EPEL
I've tested installing a few packages from EPEL for Enterprise Linux 7. Make sure you do use the EL7 version, since Amazon Linux 2 is systemd based:
https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm
amazon-linux-extras only has a few packages for now, so if that's all you need, great. Depending on the packages you install, you always run the risk of conflicts between EPEL and Amazon repos.
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January 15, 2018"Write below rpm database" rule failing in Amazon Linux 2
What happened: The "Write below rpm database" rule fails under Amazon Linux 2 when installing something, like running yum install -y vim. The generated event looks like this: { "outp... More on github.com
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July 30, 2019Anyone know how to get the Amazon Linux 2 kernel source RPMs for 5.10 and 5.15?
have you seen this ? https://repost.aws/knowledge-center/amazon-linux-2-kernel-upgrade More on reddit.com
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March 23, 2025AmazonLinux2 Installation -- is there an RPM?
When I installed netdata on my AmazonLinux2 EC2 instance: wget -O /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh && sh /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh --claim-token xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx --claim-url https://app.netdata.cloud It evidently does not have a native package for installation ... More on community.netdata.cloud
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Amazon Linux 2023 FAQs
2 weeks ago - Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023) is a general-purpose rpm-based Linux distribution and a successor to Amazon Linux 2. AL2023 simplifies planning for operating system upgrades. Amazon Linux 2023 integrates with AWS services and is designed to be deployed at scale in the cloud.
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Amazon Corretto 8 Installation Instructions for Amazon Linux 2 and Amazon Linux 2023 - Amazon Corretto 8
Option 1: Install using the yum Package Manager on Amazon LinuxOption 2: Download and Install RPMs ManuallyVerify Your InstallationUninstall Amazon Corretto 8
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Find and install software packages on an AL2 instance - Amazon Linux 2
Find and install available software packages in your configured repositories using the yum search command.
CloudKatha
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Can you Install amazon-linux-extras in Amazon Linux 2023? - CloudKatha
July 31, 2023 - Don’t want to miss any posts ... to not miss any updates from us. ... Amazon Linux 2023 or AL2023 is a general-purpose rpm-based Linux distribution....
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docs.aws.amazon.com › amazon linux › release notes › all amazon linux 2023 packages
All Amazon Linux 2023 packages - Amazon Linux 2023
The following list includes all packages for AL2023.
GitHub
github.com › rancher › rke2 › pull › 6429
Support Amazon Linux 2 rpm installs by dereknola · Pull Request #6429 · rancher/rke2
sudo amazon-linux-extras enable selinux-ng sudo yum install selinux-policy-targeted · Install rke2 as normal · curl -sfL https://get.rke2.io | sudo INSTALL_RKE2_VERSION='v1.30.2+rke2r1' INSTALL_RKE2_TYPE='server' INSTALL_RKE2_METHOD=rpm sh - QA and manual testing ·
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Activate EPEL repository for EC2 instances | AWS re:Post
October 1, 2015 - ... Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) is a project in the Fedora community with the objective of creating a large array of packages for enterprise-level Linux operating systems.
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Amazon Linux 2 release notes - Amazon Linux 2
This topic includes Amazon Linux 2 release notes updates.
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List of Amazon Linux 2 Extras - Amazon Linux 2
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Comparing packages installed on Amazon Linux 2 and Amazon Linux 2023 AMIs - Amazon Linux 2023
A comparison of packages on the Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) and Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023) AMIs.
Reddit
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r/aws on Reddit: Amazon Linux Extras versus EPEL
January 15, 2018 -
I'm taking an initial look at Amazon Linux 2, and see that the EPEL repo is not available by default. I've read the FAQ about Extras, but this seems more akin to Software Collections (SCL) than EPEL.
Has anyone enabled EPEL for Linux 2, and if so, are you using the standard Redhat 7 EPEL, or a different repo?
Thanks.
GitHub
github.com › falcosecurity › falco › issues › 745
"Write below rpm database" rule failing in Amazon Linux 2 · Issue #745 · falcosecurity/falco
July 30, 2019 - - macro: amazon_linux_running_python_yum condition: > proc.name = python and proc.pcmdline = "python -m amazon_linux_extras system_motd" and proc.cmdline = "python -c import yum; y=yum.YumBase(); y.doConfigSetup(init_plugins=False); print(y.conf.yumvar)" - rule: Write below rpm database append: true condition: and not amazon_linux_running_python_yum ·
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Reddit
reddit.com › r/linuxquestions › anyone know how to get the amazon linux 2 kernel source rpms for 5.10 and 5.15?
r/linuxquestions on Reddit: Anyone know how to get the Amazon Linux 2 kernel source RPMs for 5.10 and 5.15?
March 23, 2025 -
Need these for a project i'm working on, but only 4.14 is available from their RPM repos. (e.g. there is no kernel-5.10 or kernel-5.15 packages available to download with yumdownloader.). I am not too familiar with AL2, but it seems like their 5.10 and 5.15 kernels come from a different packaging scheme (amazon-linux-extras) and Source RPMs may not be available?
Netdata Community
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AmazonLinux2 Installation -- is there an RPM? - Help - Netdata Community Forums
November 14, 2022 - When I installed netdata on my AmazonLinux2 EC2 instance: wget -O /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh https://my-netdata.io/kickstart.sh && sh /tmp/netdata-kickstart.sh --claim-token xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx --claim-url https://app.netdata.cloud It evidently does not have a native package for installation and seemed to just extract files beneath /opt/netdata: [rpalmer@ip-xxx-xx-xx-xxx_qa ~]$ rpm -qa | grep netdata [rpalmer@ip-xxx-xx-xx-xxx_qa ~]$ [rpalmer@ip-xxx-xx-xx-xxx_qa ~]$ ls -l /opt/netdata total 0 d...
GitHub
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amazon-ec2-user-guide/doc_source/amazon-linux-ami-basics.md at master · awsdocs/amazon-ec2-user-guide
June 16, 2022 - If you find that Amazon Linux does not contain an application you need, you can simply install the application directly on your Amazon Linux instance. Amazon Linux uses RPMs and yum for package management, and that is likely the simplest way to install new applications.
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Upgrade Amazon Linux 2 kernel version | AWS re:Post
August 13, 2024 - Note: To upgrade the Amazon Linux 2 kernel from 5.10.x to Amazon Linux Extra 5.15.x, follow the same steps that are detailed in this article. Replace 5.10 with 5.15 in the example commands used in this article. ... We followed this guide and trying to upgrade from 5.4 to 5.10, but it is not working. The rpm -qa |grep kernel command does not show 5.10 installed, but udo amazon-linux-extras |grep kernel shows it as enabled.
Medium
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Amazon Linux 2023 review | by Ro'i Bandel | Develeap
March 22, 2023 - These two distro branches are dominant both in the Linux desktop space but especially when it comes to server distros ². Debian-based distros include Ubuntu, RPM-based distros include RHEL, CentOS Stream, Fedora and SUSE. All Amazon Linux distros are RPM-based.
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.