Amazon Linux 2 is the next generation of Amazon Linux, a Linux server operating system from Amazon Web Services (AWS). It provides a secure, stable, and high performance execution environment to develop and run cloud and enterprise applications.

What OS is Amazon Linux 2 based on?

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Amazon Linux stands out thanks to its tight integration with many Amazon Web Services (AWS) services, long-term support, and a compiler, build toolchain, and LTS Kernel tuned for better performance on Amazon EC2.

Is Amazon Linux 2 on CentOS?

The operating system seems to be based on CentOS 7. The FAQ states that the “yumdownloader –source tool in Amazon Linux 2 provides source code access for many components,” – “many,” note, but not all. AWS offers several varieties of Linux 2 machine images, optimised for different purposes.