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AWS linux: Updated pcre and support statement URLs

Service: linux · 2026-08-07 · Documentation low

File: linux/al2023/ug/deprecated-al2023.md

Summary

Modified links for deprecated pcre package and general support statements.

Security assessment

URL updates in documentation without security content changes or vulnerability references.

Evidence

+The deprecated version of `pcre` will not receive security updates for the full lifetime of AL2023. For more information about the `pcre` support lifecycle and the amount of time that the package will receive security updates, see the [package support statements on the `pcre` package](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/linux/al2023/release-notes/all-packages-AL2023.12.html).

Diff

diff --git a/linux/al2023/ug/deprecated-al2023.md b/linux/al2023/ug/deprecated-al2023.md
index f5713ae30..c4e96ecc6 100644
--- a//linux/al2023/ug/deprecated-al2023.md
+++ b//linux/al2023/ug/deprecated-al2023.md
@@ -80 +80 @@ The legacy `pcre` package is deprecated and will be removed in the next major re
-The deprecated version of `pcre` will not receive security updates for the full lifetime of AL2023. For more information about the `pcre` support lifecycle and the amount of time that the package will receive security updates, see the [package support statements on the `pcre` package](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/linux/al2023/release-notes/support-info-by-support-statement.html#support-info-by-support-statement-eol_pcre). 
+The deprecated version of `pcre` will not receive security updates for the full lifetime of AL2023. For more information about the `pcre` support lifecycle and the amount of time that the package will receive security updates, see the [package support statements on the `pcre` package](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/linux/al2023/release-notes/all-packages-AL2023.12.html). 
@@ -92 +92 @@ AL2023 will retain backwards compatibility with System V service (init) scripts,
-Each package available in AL2023 has an associated [support statement](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/linux/al2023/release-notes/support-info-by-support-statement.html) which covers Amazon Linux specific information. These statements cover the core of the OS and its lifetime, as well as packages such as [PHP in AL2023](./php.html) and [Python in AL2023](./python.html), where AL2023 ships multiple versions and each are supported for the duration that the upstream Open Source project does. 
+Each package available in AL2023 has an associated [support statement](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/linux/al2023/release-notes/all-packages-AL2023.12.html) which covers Amazon Linux specific information. These statements cover the core of the OS and its lifetime, as well as packages such as [PHP in AL2023](./php.html) and [Python in AL2023](./python.html), where AL2023 ships multiple versions and each are supported for the duration that the upstream Open Source project does.