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aws-patch

Production-grade Linux patch automation for AWS EC2 — Ubuntu, Debian, Amazon Linux 2 & 2023, and the RHEL family. Never touches your kernel or bootloader without asking.

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Install

One-line installer (works on every supported OS):

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yousafkhamza/aws-patch/main/install.sh | sudo bash

Or install a specific version's package directly (filenames update automatically above):

sudo dpkg -i aws-patch_*.deb   # Debian/Ubuntu

sudo rpm -i aws-patch-*.rpm    # RHEL/Amazon Linux/Rocky/Alma

Why aws-patch

Never touches GRUBNo bootloader automation, ever.

Never removes a kernelRollback capability always preserved.

Never force-rebootsOnly with --reboot or your confirmation.

Predicts rebootsKnow before you patch, not after.

Auto-repairs broken state--broken-fix handles common failure modes.

AL2023-awareHandles point-release boundaries automatically.

Supported Operating Systems

Ubuntu 20.04 / 22.04 / 24.04 Debian 11 / 12 Amazon Linux 2 Amazon Linux 2023 RHEL 7 / 8 / 9 Rocky Linux AlmaLinux CentOS 7