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AWS appstream2 documentation change

Service: appstream2 · 2026-04-19 · Documentation low

File: appstream2/latest/developerguide/create-default-app-settings.md

Summary

Changed 'Amazon Linux GNOME desktop' to 'Linux GNOME desktop' in the image builder connection instructions.

Security assessment

This is a minor terminology update that generalizes the desktop environment reference, likely to accommodate multiple Linux distributions. There's no evidence of security vulnerability fixes or security feature documentation in this change.

Diff

diff --git a/appstream2/latest/developerguide/create-default-app-settings.md b/appstream2/latest/developerguide/create-default-app-settings.md
index 9ecd17279..7f1c903d5 100644
--- a//appstream2/latest/developerguide/create-default-app-settings.md
+++ b//appstream2/latest/developerguide/create-default-app-settings.md
@@ -44 +44 @@ In this step, you connect a Linux image builder and install your applications on
-You will be logged in as an ImageBuilderAdmin user to the Amazon Linux GNOME desktop and have root admin privileges.
+You will be logged in as an ImageBuilderAdmin user to the Linux GNOME desktop and have root admin privileges.