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The official Ubuntu with a smaller footprint, enhanced security coverage, and automated hardening and compliance measures. Get up to 15 years of security maintenance, including coverage for thousands of packages beyond the core operating system.
Overview
Ubuntu Pro is a comprehensive subscription for security, support, and compliance, optimized for AWS with 10 years of security maintenance, and providing an option to extend for 5 additional years through the Legacy add-on.
Minimal Ubuntu Pro is optimized for automated use at scale, with a tiny package set, minimal security footprint, and extensive security coverage: With Ubuntu Pro, you can enjoy enhanced security coverage that protects the OS and expands security maintenance to thousands of packages. This includes critical applications such as Apache Kafka, NGINX, MongoDB, Redis, PostgreSQL, and more.
The unique features of Ubuntu Pro in a minimal image empower teams to gain control, improve their security posture, and freely consume open-source software while simultaneously meeting internal security, governance, and compliance requirements.
Features of Ubuntu Pro:
- Kernel Livepatch: Enables in-memory application of kernel security patches without rebooting, minimizing downtime.
- Expanded Security Maintenance: Provides up to 15 years of security updates (with Legacy add-on), ensuring long-term security maintenance for enterprise applications.
- Coverage for the widest software ecosystem: Expands security maintenance to thousands of packages, including critical applications such as Apache Kafka, NGINX, MongoDB, Redis, PostgreSQL, and runtimes such as PHP and Python, allowing teams to consume a vast collection of open source software while meeting their internal security, governance, and compliance requirements.
- Canonical Landscape license included: Landscape, Canonical's official fleet management tool, automates security management tasks across your Ubuntu estate, available on request, streamlining control and security.
Minimal Ubuntu Pro remains fully compatible with Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS, with a reduced base package set, adding additional security, compliance and management tools in a form suitable for small to large-scale Linux operations.
For more information, see https://ubuntu.com/aws/pro
Highlights
- Lightweight and minimal attack surface
- Up to 15-year maintenance from its release date, including patches for high and critical CVEs for all supported components.
- Avoid unplanned downtime with Kernel Livepatch enabled by default.
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64-bit (Arm) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Ubuntu 24.04 - Noble
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
c7g.large Recommended | $0.004 |
i8g.metal-24xl | $0.168 |
g5g.metal | $0.112 |
r8gd.48xlarge | $0.336 |
r8g.24xlarge | $0.168 |
c7gd.medium | $0.002 |
m6gd.8xlarge | $0.056 |
is4gen.large | $0.004 |
r6g.16xlarge | $0.112 |
c6gd.medium | $0.002 |
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Delivery details
64-bit (Arm) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Version release notes
Automated version update for new release
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Usage instructions
The default username for SSH access is 'ubuntu' and the default port is 22. You can connect to the instance either by opening port 22 in your security group or by using EC2 Instance Connect. For detailed connection instructions, refer to the AWS documentation: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/connect-to-linux-instance.html
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Support
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Ubuntu Pro comes with security maintenance by default for its Main and Universe repositories for 10 years from its release date with additional 5 years with the Legacy add-on. Additional ticket/phone support can be added with two support levels: 24-hour support for business days or 24x7 support coverage. Learn more at
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