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Using apt-get on AWS Workspace?


I am trying out AWS Workspaces with the Linux package. Now I want to install some packages, specifically the Atom Editor. However, neither dpkg and apt are installed on the command line nor available via sudo. The tool bar does not seem to include aptitude. How do you install packages?


Solution

  • Amazon Workspaces for Linux uses Amazon Linux 2.

    Packages are managed via the Extras Library.

    amazon-linux-extras list
    
    amazon-linux-extras install topic
    

    Extras Library (Amazon Linux 2)