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How do I install a software package from the Extras Library on an EC2 instance that runs Amazon Linux 2?
I have an Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instance that runs on Amazon Linux 2. I want to install a software package from the amazon-linux-extras repository on my instance.
Resolution
To install a software package from the Extras Library, first confirm that the amazon-linux-extras repository is installed on your EC2 instance. List the available software packages, and then turn on the package that you want to use. Then, use yum to install the package.
Note: The following resolution applies only for Amazon Linux 2. This resolution doesn't apply to Amazon Linux 1 2018.03 or Amazon Linux 2023.
To install a software package, complete the following steps:
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Use SSH to connect to your EC2 Linux instance.
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To confirm that the amazon-linux-extras package is installed, run the following rpm command:
$ rpm -qa |grep -i amazon-linux-extrasIf the amazon-linux-extras package isn't installed, then run the following yum command to install the package:
$ sudo yum install -y amazon-linux-extras -
List the available topics.
Example topics and versions list:$ amazon-linux-extras 2 httpd_modules available [ =1.0 =stable ] 3 memcached1.5 available \ [ =1.5.1 =1.5.16 =1.5.17 ] 9 R3.4 available [ =3.4.3 =stable ] 10 rust1 available \ [ =1.22.1 =1.26.0 =1.26.1 =1.27.2 =1.31.0 =1.38.0 =stable ] 18 libreoffice available \ [ =5.0.6.2_15 =5.3.6.1 =stable ] 19 gimp available [ =2.8.22 ] 20 †docker=latest enabled \ [ =17.12.1 =18.03.1 =18.06.1 =18.09.9 =stable ] 21 mate-desktop1.x available \ [ =1.19.0 =1.20.0 =stable ] 22 GraphicsMagick1.3 available \ [ =1.3.29 =1.3.32 =1.3.34 =stable ] 23 †tomcat8.5 available \ [ =8.5.31 =8.5.32 =8.5.38 =8.5.40 =8.5.42 =8.5.50 =stable ] 24 epel available [ =7.11 =stable ] 25 testing available [ =1.0 =stable ] 26 ecs available [ =stable ] 27 †corretto8 available \ [ =1.8.0_192 =1.8.0_202 =1.8.0_212 =1.8.0_222 =1.8.0_232 =1.8.0_242 =stable ] 32 lustre2.10 available \ [ =2.10.5 =2.10.8 =stable ] 33 †java-openjdk11 available [ =11 =stable ] 34 lynis available [ =stable ] 36 BCC available [ =0.x =stable ] 37 mono available [ =5.x =stable ] 38 nginx1 available [ =stable ] 40 mock available [ =stable ] 43 livepatch available [ =stable ] 44 †python3.8 available [ =stable ] 45 haproxy2 available [ =stable ] 46 collectd available [ =stable ] 47 aws-nitro-enclaves-cli available [ =stable ] 48 R4 available [ =stable ] _ kernel-5.4 available [ =stable ] 50 selinux-ng available [ =stable ] 52 tomcat9 available [ =stable ] 53 unbound1.13 available [ =stable ] 54 †mariadb10.5 available [ =stable ] 55 kernel-5.10=latest enabled [ =stable ] 56 redis6 available [ =stable ] 57 †ruby3.0 available [ =stable ] 58 †postgresql12 available [ =stable ] 59 †postgresql13 available [ =stable ] 60 mock2 available [ =stable ] 61 dnsmasq2.85=latest enabled [ =stable ] 62 kernel-5.15 available [ =stable ] 63 †postgresql14 available [ =stable ] 64 firefox available [ =stable ] 65 lustre available [ =stable ] 66 †php8.1=latest enabled [ =stable ] 67 awscli1 available [ =stable ] _ †php8.2 available [ =stable ] _ dnsmasq available [ =stable ] 70 unbound1.17 available [ =stable ] 72 collectd-python3 available [ =stable ] † Note on end-of-support. Use 'info' subcommand.Note: The repository is regularly updated.
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Activate the topic that you want to use. The output shows the commands to use for installation.
For example, to activate the PHP 8.1 topic, run the following command:$ sudo amazon-linux-extras enable php8.1 Topic php8.1 has end-of-support date of 2024-11-25 2 httpd_modules available [ =1.0 =stable ] 3 memcached1.5 available \ [ =1.5.1 =1.5.16 =1.5.17 ] 9 R3.4 available [ =3.4.3 =stable ] 10 rust1 available \ [ =1.22.1 =1.26.0 =1.26.1 =1.27.2 =1.31.0 =1.38.0 =stable ] 18 libreoffice available \ [ =5.0.6.2_15 =5.3.6.1 =stable ] 19 gimp available [ =2.8.22 ] 20 †docker=latest enabled \ [ =17.12.1 =18.03.1 =18.06.1 =18.09.9 =stable ] 21 mate-desktop1.x available \ [ =1.19.0 =1.20.0 =stable ] 22 GraphicsMagick1.3 available \ [ =1.3.29 =1.3.32 =1.3.34 =stable ] 23 †tomcat8.5 available \ [ =8.5.31 =8.5.32 =8.5.38 =8.5.40 =8.5.42 =8.5.50 =stable ] 24 epel available [ =7.11 =stable ] 25 testing available [ =1.0 =stable ] 26 ecs available [ =stable ] 27 †corretto8 available \ [ =1.8.0_192 =1.8.0_202 =1.8.0_212 =1.8.0_222 =1.8.0_232 =1.8.0_242 =stable ] 32 lustre2.10 available \ [ =2.10.5 =2.10.8 =stable ] 33 †java-openjdk11 available [ =11 =stable ] 34 lynis available [ =stable ] 36 BCC available [ =0.x =stable ] 37 mono available [ =5.x =stable ] 38 nginx1 available [ =stable ] 40 mock available [ =stable ] 43 livepatch available [ =stable ] 44 †python3.8 available [ =stable ] 45 haproxy2 available [ =stable ] 46 collectd available [ =stable ] 47 aws-nitro-enclaves-cli available [ =stable ] 48 R4 available [ =stable ] _ kernel-5.4 available [ =stable ] 50 selinux-ng available [ =stable ] 52 tomcat9 available [ =stable ] 53 unbound1.13 available [ =stable ] 54 †mariadb10.5 available [ =stable ] 55 kernel-5.10=latest enabled [ =stable ] 56 redis6 available [ =stable ] 57 †ruby3.0 available [ =stable ] 58 †postgresql12 available [ =stable ] 59 †postgresql13 available [ =stable ] 60 mock2 available [ =stable ] 61 dnsmasq2.85=latest enabled [ =stable ] 62 kernel-5.15 available [ =stable ] 63 †postgresql14 available [ =stable ] 64 firefox available [ =stable ] 65 lustre available [ =stable ] 66 †php8.1=latest enabled [ =stable ] 67 awscli1 available [ =stable ] _ †php8.2 available [ =stable ] _ dnsmasq available [ =stable ] 70 unbound1.17 available [ =stable ] 72 collectd-python3 available [ =stable ] † Note on end-of-support. Use 'info' subcommand. -
Use yum to install the packages.
For example, to install the PHP 8.1 topic, run the following command:$ sudo yum clean metadata && sudo yum install php-cli php-pdo php-fpm php-json php-mysqlnd -
To verify the installation and confirm the software version, run the following command:
$ sudo yum list installed php-cli php-pdo php-fpm php-json php-mysqlnd Loaded plugins: langpacks, priorities, update-motd Installed Packages php-cli.x86_64 8.1.23-1.amzn2 @amzn2extra-php8.1 php-fpm.x86_64 8.1.23-1.amzn2 @amzn2extra-php8.1 php-mysqlnd.x86_64 8.1.23-1.amzn2 @amzn2extra-php8.1 php-pdo.x86_64 8.1.23-1.amzn2 @amzn2extra-php8.1 $ php --version PHP 8.1.23 (cli) (built: Sep 15 2023 21:56:29) (NTS) Copyright (c) The PHP Group Zend Engine v4.1.23, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies
Related information
I could install other packages except 'amazon-linux-extras'
Issue:
$ which amazon-linux-extras
(response) /usr/bin/which: no amazon-linux-extras in (/root/.local/bin:/root/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/var/lib/snapd/snap/bin)
Asking for Solution:
How can the above error be resolved? ...cause ($ sudo yum install amazon-linux-extras) Error: Unable to find a match: amazon-linux-extras
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Not worked amazon-linux-extras not found
This article doesn't work for Amazon Linux 2023. Just trying to install Java 11 from amazon-linux-extras, with out luck.
see results
[ec2-user@ip-172-31-99-999 ~]$ sudo yum install -y amazon-linux-extras
Last metadata expiration check: 0:09:51 ago on Tue Apr 4 14:04:54 2023.
No match for argument: amazon-linux-extras
Error: Unable to find a match: amazon-linux-extras
and
repo list doesn't contain amazon-linux-extras. So can't be enabled.
[ec2-user@ip-172-31-47-190 ~]$ sudo yum repolist all
repo id repo name status
amazonlinux Amazon Linux 2023 repository enabled
amazonlinux-debuginfo Amazon Linux 2023 repository - Debug disabled
amazonlinux-source Amazon Linux 2023 repository - Source packages disabled
kernel-livepatch Amazon Linux 2023 Kernel Livepatch repository enabled
kernel-livepatch-source Amazon Linux 2023 Kernel Livepatch repository - Source packages disabled
[ec2-user@ip-172-31-47-190 ~]$
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This also does not work for AL2 v5 image (aws/codebuild/amazonlinux2-x86_64-standard:5.0)
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For brand new Amazon Linux 2 instance
which amazon-linux-extras/usr/bin/amazon-linux-extras
results in:
/usr/bin/which: no amazon-linux-extras in (./amazon-linux-extras/usr/bin)
yum install -y amazon-linux-extras
results in:
Loaded plugins: extras_suggestions, langpacks, priorities, update-motd, versionlock 249 packages excluded due to repository priority protections Package amazon-linux-extras-2.0.3-1.amzn2.noarch already installed and latest version Nothing to do
Extras is already installed, but the which command looking in the wrong place.
which amazon-linux-extras
results in:
/bin/amazon-linux-extras
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amazon-linux-extras is no longer available for Amazon Linux 2023. What is the alternative?
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BEWARE:
Despite its name, the aws/codebuild/amazonlinux2-x86_64-standard:5.0 image is actually an Amazon Linux 2023 image.
This is not apparent at all when selecting the image from the codebuild console, but it is mentioned in the docs
Also see this issue: https://github.com/aws/aws-codebuild-docker-images/issues/726
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