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AWS linux documentation change

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

File: linux/al2/ug/install-updates.md

Summary

Refocused content on AL2, removed Amazon Linux AMI end-of-life notice, updated references to AL2023 documentation, and adjusted procedure headers to specify AL2 instances.

Security assessment

Removal of EOL notice constitutes documentation maintenance rather than addressing a current security vulnerability. Changes emphasize supported platforms but do not introduce new security-related content or directly mitigate security issues.

Diff

diff --git a/linux/al2/ug/install-updates.md
index 90b843894..19a963e86 100644
--- a/linux/al2/ug/install-updates.md
+++ b/linux/al2/ug/install-updates.md
@@ -9,5 +9 @@ It is important to keep software up to date. Packages in a Linux distribution ar
-This information applies to AL2 and Amazon Linux. For information about AL2023, see [Managing packages and operating system updates](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/linux/al2023/ug/managing-repos-os-updates.html) in the _AL2023 User Guide_.
-
-###### 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. 
+This information applies to AL2. For information about AL2023, see [Manage packages and operating system updates in AL2023](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/linux/al2023/ug/managing-repos-os-updates.html) in the _Amazon Linux 2023 User Guide_.
@@ -21,4 +16,0 @@ For information about changes and updates to AL2023, see [AL2023 release notes](
-This information applies to Amazon Linux. For information about other distributions, see their specific documentation.
-
-###### Important
-
@@ -27 +19 @@ If you launched an EC2 instance that uses an Amazon Linux 2 AMI into an IPv6-onl
-###### To update all packages on an Amazon Linux instance
+###### To update all packages on an AL2 instance
@@ -62 +54 @@ If you launched an EC2 instance that uses an Amazon Linux 2 AMI into an IPv6-onl
-###### To update a single package on an Amazon Linux instance
+###### To update a single package on an AL2 instance