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Alpine Linux vs Amazon Linux 2

A side-by-side look at Alpine Linux and Amazon Linux 2. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Alpine Linux

Alpine Linux

Os & Utilities

Alpine Linux is a lightweight Linux distribution based on musl libc and BusyBox. It is designed to be small, simple and secure. Alpine uses OpenRC for init and is focused on security and resource efficiency.

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Amazon Linux 2

Amazon Linux 2

Os & Utilities

Amazon Linux 2 is a Linux operating system developed and maintained by Amazon Web Services. It provides a stable, secure, and high-performance execution environment for applications running on Amazon EC2.

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