Amazon Linux 2023 (UPDATED)
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Amazon Linux 2023, a Cloud-Optimized Linux Distribution with Long-Term Support
I am excited to announce the general availability of Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023). AWS has provided you with a cloud-optimized Linux distribution since 2010. This is the third generation of our Amazon Linux distributions.
Every generation of Amazon Linux distribution is secured, optimized for the cloud, and receives long-term AWS support. We built Amazon Linux 2023 on these principles, and we go even further. Deploying your workloads on Amazon Linux 2023 gives you three major benefits: a high-security standard, a predictable lifecycle, and a consistent update experience.
Let’s look at security first. Amazon Linux 2023 includes preconfigured security policies that make it easy for you to implement common industry guidelines. You can configure these policies at launch time or run time.
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Amazon Linux 2023 released
Amazon has released a new version of its vaguely Fedora-based, cloud-optimized distribution.
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Amazon Linux 2023: Create and execute cloud-based applications with enhanced security
Amazon Linux 2023 is provided at no additional charge. Standard Amazon EC2 and AWS charges apply for running EC2 instances and other services. This distribution includes full support for five years.
UPDATE
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Amazon Linux 2023, a cloud-optimized Linux distro, is now available
Amazon Linux 2023 was released earlier this week. Amazon said that with this release it aims to deliver a high-security standard, a predictable lifecycle, and deterministic updates.
The Register on Monday:
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AWS delivers delayed major release of its homebrew Linux • The Register
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has delivered a major release of its home-spun Linux distribution – albeit rather later than it first promised.
Amazon Linux debuted in 2010 and was promoted as optimized for AWS’s infrastructure. Seven years later, the cloud colossus delivered Amazon Linux 2.
A successor dubbed AL 2022 was announced in November 2021, along with a promise of a major release every other year, plus quarterly tweaks.
Neowin:
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Amazon Linux 2023, a cloud-optimized Linux distro, is now available
Earlier this week, Amazon announced the availability of Amazon Linux 2023, its third-generation Linux distribution. With this distribution, Amazon is promising three benefits: a high-security standard, a predictable lifecycle, and deterministic updates.
On the security front, Amazon says that its latest operating system comes with preconfigured security policies to help you set your system up to meet various common industry guidelines. The company says that these can be set during launch time or run time. Amazon Linux 2023 also comes with a hardened Linux kernel by default for added security.
Slashdot:
Very late coverage:
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AWS Releases New Cloud-Optimized Linux Distribution with Amazon Linux 2023
Recently, AWS announced the general availability of Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023), a third-generation distribution with a high-security standard, predictable lifecycle, and deterministic updates.
By Steef-Jan Wiggers