Amazon Linux Updates, Incorporates Command Line

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.

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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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Amazon Linux Updates, Incorporates Command Line

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