Amazon Linux 2 Reviews & Product Details

Amazon Linux 2 is a Linux server operating system of Amazon Web Services (AWS) that provides stability, high performance and secure runtime environment for developing and running both enterprises and cloud applications. It is the next generation of Amazon Linux that comes with the Mate desktop environment, which provides a remotely accessible GUI (Graphical User Interface) with VNC. With Amazon Linux 2, you get an application environment that offers long term support with access to the latest innovations in the Linux ecosystem. Amazon Linux 2 is available as an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) for use on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2). It is also available as a Docker container image and as a virtual machine image for use on Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM), Oracle VM VirtualBox, Microsoft Hyper-V, and VMware ESXi.

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Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/11/2022

"Amazon linux2 light and fast"

5/5

What do you like best about Amazon Linux 2?

Performance at scale. Easy and flexible to maintain. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Linux 2?

Not all repos are supported. Unable to install or configure eaxyBi software Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Md. Rezowan T.

Software Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/14/2021

"Survey on Amazon Linux 2"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Amazon Linux 2?

It is auto scalable, secure and flexible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Linux 2?

The community is not that strong. When we face any weird issues, getting solution is tough. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

2/15/2022

"Solid, reliable Linux distribution"

4/5

What do you like best about Amazon Linux 2?

It's free to use, is Red Hat compatible, and has timely security updates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Linux 2?

Some enterprise software distributions still do not offer official support for it, and require using RHEL instead. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Automotive

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3/2/2022

"CLI is same as RHEL and our applications are running on it"

5/5

What do you like best about Amazon Linux 2?

Installation of tools easy and community support avalible Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Linux 2?

GUI is not user friendly and Assignes in build user Id when logging in for first time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Priyanshi P.

AWS associate-Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/15/2021

"review"

5/5

What do you like best about Amazon Linux 2?

Centos-based so that easily adaptable. security patches are good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Linux 2?

Don't have too many daily updates in amazon linux2 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ketan S.

Software Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/16/2021

"Amazon Linux 2"

4/5

What do you like best about Amazon Linux 2?

It's support for Amazon EC2 which is the best thing in Amazon Linux 2 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Linux 2?

It can be much faster and performance can be improved further Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/9/2021

"Does what is expected"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Amazon Linux 2?

Standandard linux distribution, good for servers does what needs to do Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Linux 2?

I didn't find so far any issues while using it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/5/2022

"Best OS for performance"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Amazon Linux 2?

Amazon Linux is offered by AWS and i liked the performance of Amazon Linux and its computing power. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Linux 2?

Pricing is higher compare to other Operating systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/5/2021

"Integrates with majority of the softwares"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Amazon Linux 2?

1. AwS integration is very interesting

2. Secure configuration is simply awesome Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Linux 2?

1. Pricing could be reduced a bit.

2. Could be more competitive like Unbantu. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Apparel & Fashion

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/30/2021

"Easy to setup"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Amazon Linux 2?

It is easy setup within minutes along with EC2 instance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Linux 2?

Working with Amazon Linux 2 is a bit complex for the beginning user. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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