AL2022 uses the Fedora project as its upstream. It also has SELinux enabled and enforced by default.
It has predictable, two year release cycle, so customers can plan for operating system upgrades as part of their product lifecycles. We will continue to offer 5-yr LTS.
We will have quarterly updates via minor releases and the ability to lock to a specific version of the Amazon Linux package repository giving you control over how and when you absorb updates.
Give it a try (it is available in all our commercial regions) and give us feedback.
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