Amazon Linux Updates, Incorporates Command Line

Angus Kidman

Published 8 years ago: October 2, 2013 at 3:30 pm -

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Amazon Linux Updates, Incorporates Command Line

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Amazon Linux AMI, Amazon’s custom Linux distro for use in the AWS EC2 cloud environment, updated to version 2013.09. Key features in the latest release include a full command line interface for AWS management.

Picture: David McNew/Getty

Amazon launched the command line interface as a standalone function last month, but adding it to Linux will greatly increase its usefulness. Hit the announcement post for details of other enhancements.

Amazon Linux AMI 2013.09 Now Available [AWS Blog]

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