# Comparing packages installed on Amazon Linux 2027 Minimal AMI and Container Images A comparison of the RPMs present on the AL2027 Minimal AMI to the RPMs present on the AL2027 base and minimal container images. | Package | Minimal AMI | Container | Minimal Container | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | alternatives | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.33 | | amazon-chrony-config | 4.8 | | | | amazon-ec2-net-utils | 2.7.6 | | | | amazon-linux-repo-cdn | | 2027.0.20260903 | 2027.0.20260903 | | amazon-linux-repo-s3 | 2027.0.20260903 | | | | amazon-linux-sb-keys | 2027.1 | | | | audit | 4.1.3 | | | | audit-libs | 4.1.3 | | | | audit-rules | 4.1.3 | | | | authselect | 1.7.1 | | | | authselect-libs | 1.7.1 | | | | aws-lc-libs | 5.2.0 | | | | awscli-2 | 2.36.2 | | | | bash | 5.3.0 | 5.3.0 | 5.3.0 | | bzip2-libs | 1.0.8 | 1.0.8 | 1.0.8 | | ca-certificates | 2025.2.80\_v9.0.305 | 2025.2.80\_v9.0.305 | 2025.2.80\_v9.0.305 | | checkpolicy | 3.10 | | | | chrony | 4.8 | | | | cloud-init | 26.1 | | | | cloud-init-cfg-ec2 | 26.1 | | | | cloud-utils-growpart | 0.33 | | | | coreutils | 9.10 | | | | coreutils-common | 9.10 | | | | coreutils-single | | 9.10 | 9.10 | | cpio | 2.15 | | | | cracklib | 2.10.3 | | | | crypto-policies | 20260525 | 20260525 | 20260525 | | cryptsetup-libs | 2.8.4 | | | | curl | 8.18.0 | 8.18.0 | 8.18.0 | | cyrus-sasl-lib | 2.1.28 | | | | dbus | 1.16.0 | | | | dbus-broker | 37 | | | | dbus-common | 1.16.0 | | | | dbus-libs | 1.16.0 | | | | device-mapper | 1.02.212 | | | | device-mapper-libs | 1.02.212 | | | | diffutils | 3.12 | | | | dnf-plugin-release-notification | 2.0.0 | | | | dnf-plugin-support-info | 3.0.0 | | | | dnf5 | 5.4.2.1 | 5.4.2.1 | 5.4.2.1 | | dracut | 108 | | | | dracut-config-ec2 | 3.1 | | | | dracut-config-generic | 108 | | | | e2fsprogs | 1.47.3 | | | | e2fsprogs-libs | 1.47.3 | | | | ec2-instance-connect | 1.1 | | | | ec2-instance-connect-selinux | 1.1 | | | | ec2-utils | 2.2.0 | | | | efi-filesystem | 6 | | | | efivar | 39 | | | | efivar-libs | 39 | | | | elfutils-libelf | 0.195 | | | | expat | 2.8.1 | | | | file | 5.46 | | | | file-libs | 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 | | | | gawk | 5.3.2 | 5.3.2 | | | gdbm | 1.23 | | | | gdbm-libs | 1.23 | | | | gdisk | 1.0.10 | | | | gettext | 1.0 | | | | gettext-envsubst | 1.0 | | | | gettext-libs | 1.0 | | | | gettext-runtime | 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 | | | gnulib-l10n | 20241231 | | | | gnutls | 3.8.10 | | | | grep | 3.12 | 3.12 | 3.12 | | grub2-common | 2.12 | | | | grub2-efi-aa64-ec2 | 2.12 | | | | grub2-tools | 2.12 | | | | grub2-tools-minimal | 2.12 | | | | grubby | 8.40 | | | | gzip | 1.14 | | | | hostname | 3.25 | | | | hwdata | 0.409 | | | | inih | 62 | | | | iproute | 6.17.0 | | | | iputils | 20250605 | | | | irqbalance | 1.9.5 | | | | jq | 1.8.1 | | | | json-c | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | | kbd | 2.10.0 | | | | kbd-legacy | 2.10.0 | | | | kbd-misc | 2.10.0 | | | | kernel7.1 | 7.1.0 | | | | keyutils-libs | 1.6.3 | 1.6.3 | 1.6.3 | | kmod | 34.2 | | | | kmod-libs | 34.2 | | | | krb5-libs | 1.22.2 | 1.22.2 | 1.22.2 | | less | 702 | | | | libacl | 2.4.0 | 2.4.0 | 2.4.0 | | libarchive | 3.8.8 | 3.8.8 | 3.8.8 | | libattr | 2.5.2 | 2.5.2 | 2.5.2 | | libblkid | 2.41.5 | 2.41.5 | 2.41.5 | | libbpf | 1.6.3 | | | | libcap | 2.78 | 2.78 | 2.78 | | libcap-ng | 0.9.3 | | | | libcbor | 0.13.0 | | | | libcom\_err | 1.47.3 | 1.47.3 | 1.47.3 | | libcurl-minimal | 8.18.0 | 8.18.0 | 8.18.0 | | 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 | | | | libedit | 3.1 | | | | libevent | 2.1.12 | | | | libfdisk | 2.41.5 | | | | libffi | 3.5.2 | 3.5.2 | 3.5.2 | | libfido2 | 1.16.0 | | | | libgcc | 16.1.1 | 16.1.1 | 16.1.1 | | libgomp | 16.1.1 | | | | libibverbs | 61.0 | | | | libidn2 | 2.3.8 | 2.3.8 | 2.3.8 | | libkcapi | 1.5.0 | | | | libkcapi-hasher | 1.5.0 | | | | libkcapi-hmaccalc | 1.5.0 | | | | liblastlog2 | 2.41.5 | | | | libmnl | 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 | | | | libpcap | 1.10.6 | | | | libpkgconf | 2.5.1 | | | | libpsl | 0.21.5 | 0.21.5 | 0.21.5 | | libpwquality | 1.4.5 | | | | librepo | 1.20.0 | 1.20.0 | 1.20.0 | | libseccomp | 2.6.1 | | | | libselinux | 3.10 | 3.10 | 3.10 | | libselinux-utils | 3.10 | | | | libsemanage | 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 | | | | libstdc\+\+ | 16.1.1 | 16.1.1 | 16.1.1 | | libsupportinfo | 2.0.0 | | | | libtasn1 | 4.20.0 | 4.20.0 | 4.20.0 | | libtextstyle | 1.0 | | | | libtool-ltdl | 2.5.4 | | | | libunistring | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | | libuuid | 2.41.5 | 2.41.5 | 2.41.5 | | libverto | 0.3.2 | 0.3.2 | 0.3.2 | | libxcrypt | 4.5.2 | | | | libxkbcommon | 1.13.1 | | | | libxml2 | 2.12.10 | 2.12.10 | 2.12.10 | | libyaml | 0.2.5 | | | | libzstd | 1.5.7 | 1.5.7 | 1.5.7 | | logrotate | 3.22.0 | | | | lua-libs | 5.4.8 | 5.4.8 | 5.4.8 | | lz4-libs | 1.10.0 | 1.10.0 | 1.10.0 | | mpdecimal | 4.0.1 | | | | mpfr | 4.2.2 | 4.2.2 | | | ncurses | 6.6 | | | | ncurses-base | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | | ncurses-libs | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | | nettle | 3.10.1 | | | | nmap-ncat | 7.93 | | | | numactl-libs | 2.0.19 | | | | oniguruma | 6.9.10 | | | | openldap | 2.6.13 | | | | openssh | 9.9p1 | | | | openssh-clients | 9.9p1 | | | | openssh-server | 9.9p1 | | | | openssl | 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 | | | | 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 | | | | pam-libs | 1.7.1 | | | | pciutils | 3.15.0 | | | | pciutils-libs | 3.15.0 | | | | pcre2 | 10.47 | 10.47 | 10.47 | | pcre2-syntax | 10.47 | 10.47 | 10.47 | | pkgconf | 2.5.1 | | | | pkgconf-m4 | 2.5.1 | | | | pkgconf-pkg-config | 2.5.1 | | | | policycoreutils | 3.10 | | | | policycoreutils-python-utils | 3.10 | | | | popt | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.19 | | procps-ng | 4.0.6 | | | | psmisc | 23.7 | | | | publicsuffix-list-dafsa | 20260116 | 20260116 | 20260116 | | python3 | 3.14.7 | | | | python3-attrs | 25.4.0 | | | | python3-audit | 4.1.3 | | | | python3-awscrt | 0.36.0 | | | | python3-cffi | 2.0.0 | | | | python3-charset-normalizer | 3.4.4 | | | | python3-colorama | 0.4.6 | | | | python3-configobj | 5.0.9 | | | | python3-cryptography | 49.0.0 | | | | python3-dateutil | 2.9.0.post0 | | | | python3-distro | 1.9.0 | | | | python3-docutils | 0.21.2 | | | | python3-idna | 3.11 | | | | python3-jinja2 | 3.1.6 | | | | python3-jmespath | 1.0.1 | | | | python3-jsonpatch | 1.33 | | | | python3-jsonpointer | 2.4 | | | | python3-jsonschema | 4.23.0 | | | | python3-jsonschema-specifications | 2024.10.1 | | | | python3-libs | 3.14.7 | | | | python3-libselinux | 3.10 | | | | python3-libsemanage | 3.10 | | | | python3-markupsafe | 3.0.2 | | | | python3-oauthlib | 3.3.1 | | | | python3-pip-wheel | 26.2.1 | | | | python3-ply | 3.11 | | | | python3-policycoreutils | 3.10 | | | | python3-prompt-toolkit | 3.0.41 | | | | python3-pycparser | 2.22 | | | | python3-pyyaml | 6.0.3 | | | | python3-referencing | 0.36.2 | | | | python3-requests | 2.33.1 | | | | python3-rpds-py | 0.27.0 | | | | python3-ruamel-yaml | 0.19.1 | | | | python3-ruamel-yaml\+oldlibyaml | 0.19.1 | | | | python3-ruamel-yaml-clib | 0.2.15 | | | | python3-setools | 4.6.0 | | | | python3-six | 1.17.0 | | | | python3-urllib3 | 2.6.3 | | | | python3-wcwidth | 0.6.0 | | | | rdma-core-common | 61.0 | | | | readline | 8.3 | 8.3 | | | rootfiles | 9.0 | | | | rpm | 6.0.0 | 6.0.0 | 6.0.0 | | rpm-libs | 6.0.0 | 6.0.0 | 6.0.0 | | rpm-plugin-selinux | 6.0.0 | | | | rpm-plugin-systemd-inhibit | 6.0.0 | | | | rpm-sequoia | 1.10.2.1 | 1.10.2.1 | 1.10.2.1 | | sbsigntools | 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 | | | | selinux-policy-targeted | 44.5 | | | | setup | 2.15.1 | 2.15.1 | 2.15.1 | | shadow-utils | 4.19.0 | | | | sqlite-libs | 3.51.2 | 3.51.2 | 3.51.2 | | sudo | 1.9.17 | | | | sysctl-defaults | 1.0 | | | | system-release | 2027.0.20260903 | 2027.0.20260903 | 2027.0.20260903 | | systemd | 260.1 | | | | systemd-libs | 260.1 | 260.1 | 260.1 | | systemd-networkd | 260.1 | | | | systemd-resolved | 260.1 | | | | systemd-shared | 260.1 | | | | systemd-standalone-sysusers | | 260.1 | 260.1 | | systemd-sysusers | 260.1 | | | | systemd-udev | 260.1 | | | | tar | 1.35 | 1.35 | | | tzdata | 2026c | | | | update-motd | 2.3 | | | | userspace-rcu | 0.15.6 | | | | util-linux | 2.41.5 | | | | util-linux-core | 2.41.5 | | | | vim-data | 9.2.920 | | | | vim-minimal | 9.2.920 | | | | which | 2.25 | | | | xfsprogs | 7.1.1 | | | | xkeyboard-config | 2.47 | | | | xz | 5.8.1 | | | | xz-libs | 5.8.1 | 5.8.1 | 5.8.1 | | zlib-ng-compat | 2.3.3 | 2.3.3 | 2.3.3 | | zram-generator | 1.2.1 | | | | zram-generator-defaults | 1.2.1 | | | | zstd | 1.5.7 | | |