AWS Systems Manager adds support for patching Debian and Oracle Linux instances

Posted on: May 11, 2020

Patch Manager, a capability of AWS Systems Manager, now allows you to deploy patches automatically to instances running Debian 8 (Jessie), Debian 9 (Stretch), and Oracle Linux 7.6, giving you more patching options for your mixed Linux environments. 

Patch Manager can also automatically patch Linux instances running Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Ubuntu Server, Amazon Linux, Amazon Linux 2, CentOS, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES). 

This feature is available in all AWS Regions where AWS Systems Manager is offered. For more information, visit the Systems Manager product page and Systems Manager Patch Manager documentation.