Amazon Linux 2023

20 points by heldsteel7 3y ago ↗ HN

On the 15th March, Amazon Linux 2023 made its debut. This latest version comes with three significant features:

• Default IMDSv2 support with max two hops, which greatly enhances security posture. To learn more about IMDS, check out my blog: https://lnkd.in/gnTA_brw • AL2023 utilizes gp3 volumes by default, reducing costs with improved performance. • Versioned repositories offer more control over packages, allowing for better standardization of workloads.

Check out the official AWS announcement to learn more: https://lnkd.in/g2kPryj8

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mobilio 3y ago ↗

And... it's built based on RedHat's Fedora.

Few years ago it was built on top of Debian.

switch007 3y ago ↗

> Few years ago it was built on top of Debian.

I don't think it's ever had anything to do with Debian? It was RHEL-like/RHEL-compatible (and now Fedora) AFAIK

https://readwrite.com/amazons-linux-ami-is-all-grown/

https://serverfault.com/questions/798427/what-linux-distribu...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Machine_Image#Amazon_Li...

mooreds 3y ago ↗

Are you sure of that? I thought Amazon Linux was always red hat based (mostly because of yum usage).

More here: https://serverfault.com/questions/798427/what-linux-distribu...

znpy 3y ago ↗

> Few years ago it was built on top of Debian.

no it wasn't. Amazon Linux2 was a CentOS/RHEL 7 derivative.

zui 3y ago ↗

Amazon blog post: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-linux-2023-a-cloud-o...

jacooper 3y ago ↗

It seems to be exclusive to AWS? There are no official ISOs or any way to use this on a non-AWS server.

miga 3y ago ↗

DevOps 101 is to use tools that you can test and debug in your virtual machine.

znpy 3y ago ↗

most machines in the aws cloud are virtual machines. if they're launched from your aws account, they're also yours.