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AWS linux documentation change

Service: linux · 2025-03-10 · Documentation low

File: linux/al2/ug/compile-software.md

Summary

Removed end-of-life notice for Amazon Linux AMI and distribution-specific documentation note

Security assessment

Removal of deprecated content about EOL status does not directly address new security issues or add security documentation

Diff

diff --git a/linux/al2/ug/compile-software.md
index 9c02d5464..454f2a9e9 100644
--- a/linux/al2/ug/compile-software.md
+++ b/linux/al2/ug/compile-software.md
@@ -9,8 +8,0 @@ Open-source software is available on the internet that has not been pre-compiled
-###### Note
-
-The Amazon Linux AMI reached its end-of-life on December 31, 2023 and will not receive any security updates or bug fixes starting January 1, 2024. For more information about the Amazon Linux AMI end-of-life and maintenance support, see the blog post [Update on Amazon Linux AMI end-of-life](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/update-on-amazon-linux-ami-end-of-life/). We recommend that you upgrade applications to AL2023, which includes long-term support until 2028. 
-
-###### Important
-
-This information applies to Amazon Linux. For information about other distributions, see their specific documentation.
-
@@ -33 +25,2 @@ Amazon Web Services provides the source code for maintained packages. You can do
-  * Run the **yumdownloader --source`package`** command to download the source code for `package`. For example, to download the source code for the `htop` package, enter the following command.
+Run the **yumdownloader --source`package`** command to download the source code for `package`. For example, to download the source code for the `htop` package, enter the following command.
+