Comparing AL2027 standard and minimal AMIs
AL2027 Preview
AL2027 is currently available for preview. It is intended for evaluation and testing only and is not recommended for production workloads.
You can launch an Amazon EC2 instance with either a standard (default) or minimal AL2027 AMI. For instructions on how to launch an Amazon EC2 instance with the standard or minimal AMI type, see AL2027 on Amazon EC2.
The standard AL2027 AMI comes with all of the most commonly used applications and tools installed. We recommend the standard AMI if you want to get started quickly and aren't interested in customizing the AMI.
The minimal AL2027 AMI is a streamlined version that contains only essential tools and utilities necessary to run the operating system. We recommend it when you want the smallest OS footprint possible, with slightly reduced disk space utilization and better long-term cost efficiency. Use the minimal AMI when you are comfortable manually installing additional tools and applications as needed.
The container image is closer to the AL2027 minimal AMI in package set.
The set of packages installed by default differs across the AL2027 images. Use the following table to compare the packages present on the AL2027 standard AMI, minimal AMI, and container image, along with their versions. A blank cell means the package is not installed by default in that image.
Comparing packages installed on Amazon Linux 2027 Images
A comparison of the RPMs present on the AL2027 AMI, Minimal AMI, and Container images.
| Package | AMI | Minimal AMI | Container |
|---|---|---|---|
acl
|
2.4.0 | ||
acpid
|
2.0.34 | ||
alternatives
|
1.33 | 1.33 | 1.33 |
amazon-chrony-config
|
4.8 | 4.8 | |
amazon-ec2-net-utils
|
2.7.6 | 2.7.6 | |
amazon-linux-repo-cdn
|
2027.0.20260903 | ||
amazon-linux-repo-s3
|
2027.0.20260903 | 2027.0.20260903 | |
amazon-linux-sb-keys
|
2027.1 | 2027.1 | |
amazon-ssm-agent
|
3.3.5226.0 | ||
attr
|
2.5.2 | ||
audit
|
4.1.3 | 4.1.3 | |
audit-libs
|
4.1.3 | 4.1.3 | |
audit-rules
|
4.1.3 | 4.1.3 | |
authselect
|
1.7.1 | 1.7.1 | |
authselect-libs
|
1.7.1 | 1.7.1 | |
aws-cfn-bootstrap
|
2.0 | ||
aws-lc-libs
|
5.2.0 | 5.2.0 | |
awscli-2
|
2.36.2 | 2.36.2 | |
bash
|
5.3.0 | 5.3.0 | 5.3.0 |
bash-completion
|
2.17 | ||
bzip2
|
1.0.8 | ||
bzip2-libs
|
1.0.8 | 1.0.8 | 1.0.8 |
c-ares
|
1.34.6 | ||
ca-certificates
|
2025.2.80_v9.0.305 | 2025.2.80_v9.0.305 | 2025.2.80_v9.0.305 |
checkpolicy
|
3.10 | 3.10 | |
chrony
|
4.8 | 4.8 | |
cloud-init
|
26.1 | 26.1 | |
cloud-init-cfg-ec2
|
26.1 | 26.1 | |
cloud-utils-growpart
|
0.33 | 0.33 | |
compact-dnf-utils
|
5.4.2.1 | ||
coreutils
|
9.10 | 9.10 | |
coreutils-common
|
9.10 | 9.10 | |
coreutils-single
|
9.10 | ||
cpio
|
2.15 | 2.15 | |
cracklib
|
2.10.3 | 2.10.3 | |
crypto-policies
|
20260525 | 20260525 | 20260525 |
cryptsetup-libs
|
2.8.4 | 2.8.4 | |
curl
|
8.18.0 | 8.18.0 | 8.18.0 |
cyrus-sasl-gssapi
|
2.1.28 | ||
cyrus-sasl-lib
|
2.1.28 | 2.1.28 | |
dbus
|
1.16.0 | 1.16.0 | |
dbus-broker
|
37 | 37 | |
dbus-common
|
1.16.0 | 1.16.0 | |
dbus-libs
|
1.16.0 | 1.16.0 | |
device-mapper
|
1.02.212 | 1.02.212 | |
device-mapper-libs
|
1.02.212 | 1.02.212 | |
diffutils
|
3.12 | 3.12 | |
dnf-plugin-release-notification
|
2.0.0 | 2.0.0 | |
dnf-plugin-support-info
|
3.0.0 | 3.0.0 | |
dnf5
|
5.4.2.1 | 5.4.2.1 | 5.4.2.1 |
dnf5-plugins
|
5.4.2.1 | ||
dracut
|
108 | 108 | |
dracut-config-ec2
|
3.1 | 3.1 | |
dracut-config-generic
|
108 | 108 | |
e2fsprogs
|
1.47.3 | 1.47.3 | |
e2fsprogs-libs
|
1.47.3 | 1.47.3 | |
ec2-instance-connect
|
1.1 | 1.1 | |
ec2-instance-connect-selinux
|
1.1 | 1.1 | |
ec2-utils
|
2.2.0 | 2.2.0 | |
efi-filesystem
|
6 | 6 | |
efivar
|
39 | 39 | |
efivar-libs
|
39 | 39 | |
elfutils-default-yama-scope
|
0.195 | ||
elfutils-libelf
|
0.195 | 0.195 | |
elfutils-libs
|
0.195 | ||
expat
|
2.8.1 | 2.8.1 | |
file
|
5.46 | 5.46 | |
file-libs
|
5.46 | 5.46 | |
filesystem
|
3.18 | 3.18 | 3.18 |
findutils
|
4.10.0 | 4.10.0 | 4.10.0 |
fmt
|
11.2.0 | 11.2.0 | 11.2.0 |
fuse3-libs
|
3.18.2 | 3.18.2 | |
gawk
|
5.3.2 | 5.3.2 | 5.3.2 |
gdbm
|
1.23 | 1.23 | |
gdbm-libs
|
1.23 | 1.23 | |
gdisk
|
1.0.10 | 1.0.10 | |
gettext
|
1.0 | 1.0 | |
gettext-envsubst
|
1.0 | 1.0 | |
gettext-libs
|
1.0 | 1.0 | |
gettext-runtime
|
1.0 | 1.0 | |
glib2
|
2.88.1 | 2.88.1 | 2.88.1 |
glibc
|
2.44 | 2.44 | 2.44 |
glibc-common
|
2.44 | 2.44 | 2.44 |
glibc-minimal-langpack
|
2.44 | 2.44 | 2.44 |
gmp
|
6.3.0 | 6.3.0 | 6.3.0 |
gnulib-l10n
|
20241231 | 20241231 | |
gnupg2
|
2.4.9 | ||
gnupg2-dirmngr
|
2.4.9 | ||
gnupg2-gpg-agent
|
2.4.9 | ||
gnupg2-gpgconf
|
2.4.9 | ||
gnupg2-keyboxd
|
2.4.9 | ||
gnupg2-verify
|
2.4.9 | ||
gnutls
|
3.8.10 | 3.8.10 | |
grep
|
3.12 | 3.12 | 3.12 |
groff-base
|
1.23.0 | ||
grub2-common
|
2.12 | 2.12 | |
grub2-efi-aa64-ec2
|
2.12 | 2.12 | |
grub2-tools
|
2.12 | 2.12 | |
grub2-tools-minimal
|
2.12 | 2.12 | |
grubby
|
8.40 | 8.40 | |
gzip
|
1.14 | 1.14 | |
hostname
|
3.25 | 3.25 | |
hwdata
|
0.409 | 0.409 | |
ima-evm-utils-libs
|
1.6.2 | ||
inih
|
62 | 62 | |
iproute
|
6.17.0 | 6.17.0 | |
iputils
|
20250605 | 20250605 | |
irqbalance
|
1.9.5 | 1.9.5 | |
jansson
|
2.14 | ||
jq
|
1.8.1 | 1.8.1 | |
json-c
|
0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 |
kbd
|
2.10.0 | 2.10.0 | |
kbd-legacy
|
2.10.0 | 2.10.0 | |
kbd-misc
|
2.10.0 | 2.10.0 | |
kernel7.1
|
7.1.0 | 7.1.0 | |
kernel7.1-tools
|
7.1.0 | ||
keyutils-libs
|
1.6.3 | 1.6.3 | 1.6.3 |
kmod
|
34.2 | 34.2 | |
kmod-libs
|
34.2 | 34.2 | |
krb5-libs
|
1.22.2 | 1.22.2 | 1.22.2 |
less
|
702 | 702 | |
libacl
|
2.4.0 | 2.4.0 | 2.4.0 |
libarchive
|
3.8.8 | 3.8.8 | 3.8.8 |
libassuan
|
2.5.7 | ||
libattr
|
2.5.2 | 2.5.2 | 2.5.2 |
libbasicobjects
|
0.1.1 | ||
libblkid
|
2.41.5 | 2.41.5 | 2.41.5 |
libbpf
|
1.6.3 | 1.6.3 | |
libcap
|
2.78 | 2.78 | 2.78 |
libcap-ng
|
0.9.3 | 0.9.3 | |
libcbor
|
0.13.0 | 0.13.0 | |
libcollection
|
0.7.0 | ||
libcom_err
|
1.47.3 | 1.47.3 | 1.47.3 |
libcurl-minimal
|
8.18.0 | 8.18.0 | 8.18.0 |
libdhash
|
0.5.0 | ||
libdnf5
|
5.4.2.1 | 5.4.2.1 | 5.4.2.1 |
libdnf5-cli
|
5.4.2.1 | 5.4.2.1 | 5.4.2.1 |
libeconf
|
0.7.9 | 0.7.9 | |
libedit
|
3.1 | 3.1 | |
libevent
|
2.1.12 | 2.1.12 | |
libfdisk
|
2.41.5 | 2.41.5 | |
libffi
|
3.5.2 | 3.5.2 | 3.5.2 |
libfido2
|
1.16.0 | 1.16.0 | |
libgcc
|
16.1.1 | 16.1.1 | 16.1.1 |
libgcrypt
|
1.11.1 | ||
libgomp
|
16.1.1 | 16.1.1 | |
libgpg-error
|
1.50 | ||
libibverbs
|
61.0 | 61.0 | |
libicu
|
77.1 | ||
libidn2
|
2.3.8 | 2.3.8 | 2.3.8 |
libini_config
|
1.3.1 | ||
libkcapi
|
1.5.0 | 1.5.0 | |
libkcapi-hasher
|
1.5.0 | 1.5.0 | |
libkcapi-hmaccalc
|
1.5.0 | 1.5.0 | |
libksba
|
1.6.7 | ||
liblastlog2
|
2.41.5 | 2.41.5 | |
libldb
|
4.24.6 | ||
libmnl
|
1.0.5 | 1.0.5 | |
libmount
|
2.41.5 | 2.41.5 | 2.41.5 |
libnghttp2
|
1.68.0 | 1.68.0 | 1.68.0 |
libnl3
|
3.12.0 | 3.12.0 | |
libpath_utils
|
0.2.1 | ||
libpcap
|
1.10.6 | 1.10.6 | |
libpipeline
|
1.5.8 | ||
libpkgconf
|
2.5.1 | 2.5.1 | |
libpsl
|
0.21.5 | 0.21.5 | 0.21.5 |
libpwquality
|
1.4.5 | 1.4.5 | |
libref_array
|
0.1.5 | ||
librepo
|
1.20.0 | 1.20.0 | 1.20.0 |
libseccomp
|
2.6.1 | 2.6.1 | |
libselinux
|
3.10 | 3.10 | 3.10 |
libselinux-utils
|
3.10 | 3.10 | |
libsemanage
|
3.10 | 3.10 | |
libsepol
|
3.10 | 3.10 | 3.10 |
libsmartcols
|
2.41.5 | 2.41.5 | 2.41.5 |
libsolv
|
0.7.39 | 0.7.39 | 0.7.39 |
libss
|
1.47.3 | 1.47.3 | |
libsss_certmap
|
2.13.1 | ||
libsss_idmap
|
2.13.1 | ||
libsss_nss_idmap
|
2.13.1 | ||
libsss_sudo
|
2.13.1 | ||
libstdc++
|
16.1.1 | 16.1.1 | 16.1.1 |
libsupportinfo
|
2.0.0 | 2.0.0 | |
libtalloc
|
2.4.4 | ||
libtasn1
|
4.20.0 | 4.20.0 | 4.20.0 |
libtdb
|
1.4.15 | ||
libtevent
|
0.17.1 | ||
libtextstyle
|
1.0 | 1.0 | |
libtirpc
|
1.3.7 | ||
libtool-ltdl
|
2.5.4 | 2.5.4 | |
libunistring
|
1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
libusb1
|
1.0.30 | ||
libuuid
|
2.41.5 | 2.41.5 | 2.41.5 |
libverto
|
0.3.2 | 0.3.2 | 0.3.2 |
libxcrypt
|
4.5.2 | 4.5.2 | |
libxkbcommon
|
1.13.1 | 1.13.1 | |
libxml2
|
2.12.10 | 2.12.10 | 2.12.10 |
libyaml
|
0.2.5 | 0.2.5 | |
libzstd
|
1.5.7 | 1.5.7 | 1.5.7 |
lmdb-libs
|
0.9.34 | ||
logrotate
|
3.22.0 | 3.22.0 | |
lsof
|
4.98.0 | ||
lua-libs
|
5.4.8 | 5.4.8 | 5.4.8 |
lz4-libs
|
1.10.0 | 1.10.0 | 1.10.0 |
man-db
|
2.13.1 | ||
man-pages
|
6.13 | ||
mpdecimal
|
4.0.1 | 4.0.1 | |
mpfr
|
4.2.2 | 4.2.2 | 4.2.2 |
nano
|
8.7.1 | ||
ncurses
|
6.6 | ||
ncurses-base
|
6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
ncurses-libs
|
6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
nettle
|
3.10.1 | 3.10.1 | |
nmap-ncat
|
7.93 | 7.93 | |
npth
|
1.8 | ||
numactl-libs
|
2.0.19 | 2.0.19 | |
oniguruma
|
6.9.10 | 6.9.10 | |
openldap
|
2.6.13 | 2.6.13 | |
openssh
|
9.9p1 | 9.9p1 | |
openssh-clients
|
9.9p1 | 9.9p1 | |
openssh-server
|
9.9p1 | 9.9p1 | |
openssl
|
3.5.7 | 3.5.7 | |
openssl-fips-provider-latest
|
3.5.7 | 3.5.7 | 3.5.7 |
openssl-libs
|
3.5.7 | 3.5.7 | 3.5.7 |
os-prober
|
1.81 | 1.81 | |
p11-kit
|
0.26.2 | 0.26.2 | 0.26.2 |
p11-kit-trust
|
0.26.2 | 0.26.2 | 0.26.2 |
pam
|
1.7.1 | 1.7.1 | |
pam-libs
|
1.7.1 | 1.7.1 | |
pciutils
|
3.15.0 | 3.15.0 | |
pciutils-libs
|
3.15.0 | 3.15.0 | |
pcre2
|
10.47 | 10.47 | 10.47 |
pcre2-syntax
|
10.47 | 10.47 | 10.47 |
pkgconf
|
2.5.1 | 2.5.1 | |
pkgconf-m4
|
2.5.1 | 2.5.1 | |
pkgconf-pkg-config
|
2.5.1 | 2.5.1 | |
policycoreutils
|
3.10 | 3.10 | |
policycoreutils-python-utils
|
3.10 | 3.10 | |
popt
|
1.19 | 1.19 | 1.19 |
procps-ng
|
4.0.6 | 4.0.6 | |
psmisc
|
23.7 | 23.7 | |
publicsuffix-list-dafsa
|
20260116 | 20260116 | 20260116 |
python-chevron
|
0.14.0 | ||
python3
|
3.14.7 | 3.14.7 | |
python3-attrs
|
25.4.0 | 25.4.0 | |
python3-audit
|
4.1.3 | 4.1.3 | |
python3-awscrt
|
0.36.0 | 0.36.0 | |
python3-cffi
|
2.0.0 | ||
python3-charset-normalizer
|
3.4.4 | 3.4.4 | |
python3-colorama
|
0.4.6 | 0.4.6 | |
python3-configobj
|
5.0.9 | 5.0.9 | |
python3-cryptography
|
49.0.0 | ||
python3-daemon
|
3.1.0 | ||
python3-dateutil
|
2.9.0.post0 | 2.9.0.post0 | |
python3-distro
|
1.9.0 | 1.9.0 | |
python3-docutils
|
0.21.2 | 0.21.2 | |
python3-idna
|
3.11 | 3.11 | |
python3-jinja2
|
3.1.6 | 3.1.6 | |
python3-jmespath
|
1.0.1 | 1.0.1 | |
python3-jsonpatch
|
1.33 | 1.33 | |
python3-jsonpointer
|
2.4 | 2.4 | |
python3-jsonschema
|
4.23.0 | 4.23.0 | |
python3-jsonschema-specifications
|
2024.10.1 | 2024.10.1 | |
python3-libs
|
3.14.7 | 3.14.7 | |
python3-libselinux
|
3.10 | 3.10 | |
python3-libsemanage
|
3.10 | 3.10 | |
python3-lockfile
|
0.12.2 | ||
python3-markupsafe
|
3.0.2 | 3.0.2 | |
python3-oauthlib
|
3.3.1 | 3.3.1 | |
python3-pip-wheel
|
26.2.1 | 26.2.1 | |
python3-ply
|
3.11 | ||
python3-policycoreutils
|
3.10 | 3.10 | |
python3-prompt-toolkit
|
3.0.41 | 3.0.41 | |
python3-pycparser
|
2.22 | ||
python3-pyyaml
|
6.0.3 | 6.0.3 | |
python3-referencing
|
0.36.2 | 0.36.2 | |
python3-requests
|
2.33.1 | 2.33.1 | |
python3-rpds-py
|
0.27.0 | 0.27.0 | |
python3-ruamel-yaml
|
0.19.1 | 0.19.1 | |
python3-ruamel-yaml+oldlibyaml
|
0.19.1 | 0.19.1 | |
python3-ruamel-yaml-clib
|
0.2.15 | 0.2.15 | |
python3-setools
|
4.6.0 | 4.6.0 | |
python3-six
|
1.17.0 | 1.17.0 | |
python3-urllib3
|
2.6.3 | 2.6.3 | |
python3-wcwidth
|
0.6.0 | 0.6.0 | |
rdma-core-common
|
61.0 | 61.0 | |
readline
|
8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 |
rootfiles
|
9.0 | 9.0 | |
rpm
|
6.0.0 | 6.0.0 | 6.0.0 |
rpm-build-libs
|
6.0.0 | ||
rpm-libs
|
6.0.0 | 6.0.0 | 6.0.0 |
rpm-plugin-selinux
|
6.0.0 | 6.0.0 | |
rpm-plugin-systemd-inhibit
|
6.0.0 | 6.0.0 | |
rpm-sequoia
|
1.10.2.1 | 1.10.2.1 | 1.10.2.1 |
rpm-sign-libs
|
6.0.0 | ||
samba-common
|
4.24.6 | ||
samba-core-libs
|
4.24.6 | ||
samba-ndr-libs
|
4.24.6 | ||
sbsigntools
|
0.9.5 | 0.9.5 | |
sdbus-cpp
|
2.2.1 | 2.2.1 | 2.2.1 |
sed
|
4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
selinux-policy
|
44.5 | 44.5 | |
selinux-policy-targeted
|
44.5 | 44.5 | |
setup
|
2.15.1 | 2.15.1 | 2.15.1 |
shadow-utils
|
4.19.0 | 4.19.0 | |
sqlite-libs
|
3.51.2 | 3.51.2 | 3.51.2 |
sssd-client
|
2.13.1 | ||
sssd-common
|
2.13.1 | ||
sssd-kcm
|
2.13.1 | ||
sssd-krb5-common
|
2.13.1 | ||
sudo
|
1.9.17 | 1.9.17 | |
sysctl-defaults
|
1.0 | 1.0 | |
system-release
|
2027.0.20260903 | 2027.0.20260903 | 2027.0.20260903 |
systemd
|
260.1 | 260.1 | |
systemd-libs
|
260.1 | 260.1 | 260.1 |
systemd-networkd
|
260.1 | 260.1 | |
systemd-pam
|
260.1 | ||
systemd-resolved
|
260.1 | 260.1 | |
systemd-shared
|
260.1 | 260.1 | |
systemd-standalone-sysusers
|
260.1 | ||
systemd-sysusers
|
260.1 | 260.1 | |
systemd-udev
|
260.1 | 260.1 | |
tar
|
1.35 | 1.35 | 1.35 |
tpm2-tss
|
4.1.3 | ||
tzdata
|
2026c | 2026c | |
unzip
|
6.0 | ||
update-motd
|
2.3 | 2.3 | |
userspace-rcu
|
0.15.6 | 0.15.6 | |
util-linux
|
2.41.5 | 2.41.5 | |
util-linux-core
|
2.41.5 | 2.41.5 | |
vim-data
|
9.2.920 | 9.2.920 | |
vim-minimal
|
9.2.920 | 9.2.920 | |
which
|
2.25 | 2.25 | |
xfsprogs
|
7.1.1 | 7.1.1 | |
xkeyboard-config
|
2.47 | 2.47 | |
xz
|
5.8.1 | 5.8.1 | |
xz-libs
|
5.8.1 | 5.8.1 | 5.8.1 |
zip
|
3.0 | ||
zlib-ng-compat
|
2.3.3 | 2.3.3 | 2.3.3 |
zram-generator
|
1.2.1 | 1.2.1 | |
zram-generator-defaults
|
1.2.1 | 1.2.1 | |
zstd
|
1.5.7 | 1.5.7 |
