HAQM Linux 2 is a Linux operating system from AWS. It provides a security-focused, stable, and high-performance execution environment to develop and run cloud applications. HAQM Linux 2 is provided at no additional charge. AWS provides ongoing security and maintenance updates for HAQM Linux 2.
HAQM Linux 2 includes support for the latest HAQM Elastic Compute Cloud (HAQM EC2) instance capabilities and is tuned for enhanced performance. It includes packages that help ease integration with other AWS services.
HAQM Linux 2 offers long-term support. Developers, IT administrators, and ISVs get the predictability and stability of a long-term support (LTS) release, but without compromising access to the latest versions of popular software packages.
HAQM Linux 2 is offered as a virtual machine and container image for on-premises development and testing. Developers can speed up their application development by building, testing, and integrating on the same Linux distribution that is used in their production environment.
HAQM Linux 2 has a rapidly growing community of AWS Partners that includes independent software vendors (ISVs). You can install and run many popular partner applications.
HAQM Linux 2 is provided at no additional charge. Standard HAQM EC2 and AWS charges apply for running HAQM EC2 instances and other services.