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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) is a robust, enterprise-grade operating system designed for cloud environments and modern data centers. This AMI provides a reliable platform with long-term support, ensuring security updates and essential patches are available for five years from its release.
Ubuntu 18.04 Key Features:
- Long-Term Support: Reliable updates and support until April 2023, ensuring your applications run smoothly and securely.
- Advanced Security: Ubuntu 18.04 comes with built-in security features, including AppArmor and a secure boot process to protect against unauthorized access.
- Flexibility and Performance: Optimized for both server and desktop environments, supporting a wide range of applications, from web servers to development environments.
- Package Management: Utilize the APT package manager to easily install and manage thousands of open source applications available in the Ubuntu repositories.
- Comprehensive Documentation: Ubuntu 18.04 has extensive documentation and community support, making it easy for users to find solutions and best practices.
Ubuntu 18.04 Benefits:
- Cost-Effective: As an open-source solution, Ubuntu 18.04 offers significant cost savings compared to proprietary operating systems.
- Scalability: Easily scale Ubuntu 18.04 applications based on demand, making it an excellent choice for startups and enterprises alike.
- Community and Ecosystem: Leverage Ubuntu 18.04 large community and ecosystem for development support, tutorials, and open-source tools.
Ubuntu 18.04 Use Cases:
- Web Development and Hosting: Ideal for deploying websites and web applications using popular stacks like LAMP and MEAN.
- Cloud Deployments: Ubuntu 18.04 is perfect for developers and businesses looking to run their applications in the cloud with Amazon EC2.
- CI/CD Pipelines: Use Ubuntu 18.04 as a base image for creating continuous integration and deployment environments in DevOps workflows.
Leverage the power of Ubuntu 18.04 to optimize your cloud computing experience on AWS. Get started today and enjoy a stable and secure operating system that has proven its reliability across countless deployments.
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Highlights
- Ubuntu 18.04 is an industry-leading Linux distribution known for its robust performance and stability. As an Ubuntu 18.04 AMI for EC2, it allows users to deploy scalable applications rapidly while benefiting from a vast array of pre-installed software and libraries. This makes it suitable for developers seeking to build and test applications in a secure and flexible environment, enhancing productivity and operational efficiency.
- The long-term support (LTS) release of Ubuntu 18.04 ensures updates and security patches are provided for five years, giving teams peace of mind in maintaining a secure cloud infrastructure. This Ubuntu 18.04 AMI is particularly beneficial for organizations that prioritize security and reliability, making it ideal for hosting web servers, development environments, and enterprise applications in the AWS ecosystem.
- Moreover, Ubuntu 18.04 seamlessly integrates with various AWS services, such as Elastic Load Balancing and RDS, enabling users to build highly available and managed cloud architectures. Its widespread community support and comprehensive documentation foster a collaborative environment for troubleshooting and sharing best practices among users, making Ubuntu 18.04 a preferred choice for both novices and seasoned professionals alike.
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
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t2.xlarge Recommended | $0.28 |
t3.micro | $0.07 |
t2.micro | $0.21 |
m4.16xlarge | $4.48 |
m6id.24xlarge | $4.48 |
t3a.large | $0.14 |
r4.large | $0.14 |
r4.8xlarge | $2.24 |
m5.2xlarge | $0.56 |
c6i.metal | $3.36 |
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SSH to the instance and login as 'ubuntu' using the key specified at launch.
OS commands via SSH: SSH as user 'ubuntu' to the running instance and use sudo to run commands requiring root access.
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Hosting websites and databases has become cost‑effective and supports long‑term cloud growth
What is our primary use case?
I use Ubuntu Linux 22.04 LTS for website hosting and for application stacks like Apache and MySQL . I am using Ubuntu Linux 22.04 LTS for hosting my website, and for the database, I use MySQL to host the application and get the response from the MySQL database.
I use Ubuntu Linux in different fields including cloud and virtualization, containerization, database management, file and network sharing, and development and DevOps. I use Ubuntu Linux for my AWS application, as Ubuntu Linux Server is used for heavily utilized hosting websites, databases, and cloud applications.
What is most valuable?
The best feature of Ubuntu Linux is that it serves as a base for private cloud and public cloud VMs for AWS .
It is very useful to use Ubuntu Linux with its GUI-based and CLI modes; the commands are very lightweight, and it is much more feasible for me with its long-term support.
Ubuntu Linux provides business advisory consultancy for business purposes and enables the smooth running of my website hosting to meet all business purposes.
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is good because I am using the freeware version.
What needs improvement?
The user experience on Ubuntu Linux is very good, so I believe there is no need for improvement.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Ubuntu Linux for the last five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Ubuntu Linux is definitely stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Ubuntu Linux is widely used for business purposes including app storage, development, and staging environments. From my perspective as a user, I would rate Linux at eight points for its high scalability and greater relevance and advantage in terms of adherence, cost-saving, desktop compatibility, cloud server dominance, and wide industry adoption. I believe it is good for new users as well as for experienced people.
How are customer service and support?
Customer support for Ubuntu Linux was very good.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Before Ubuntu Linux, I was using Windows applications for application purposes. However, because of its lightweight and user-friendly environment, I am now using Ubuntu Linux 22.04 LTS for all relevant business purposes.
How was the initial setup?
Ubuntu Linux Pro version provides 20 years of security maintenance, including kernel patching and compliance with standards such as FIPS and CIS, making it cost-effective. It is open-source and free, which is already beneficial for business purposes and for running any environment.
What about the implementation team?
I have reduced staff because I am using a centralized server to manage it with Ubuntu Linux.
What was our ROI?
By using Ubuntu Linux on the cloud, I am reducing costs by at least 22 percent by providing a feasible and secure environment.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I was not using another solution. I am new to this environment, so this is very relevant based on my experience.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate Ubuntu Linux an eight.
I provide the rating of eight because Ubuntu Linux is heavily used for business purposes with different benefits. For example, private users and small businesses can register, and the Hardy Heron release in April has led to wide industry adoption, server dominance, cloud, desktop compatibility, cost savings, and management tools.
I deploy Ubuntu Linux on an on-premises cloud as well as AWS public cloud. I use Amazon Web Services, the AWS cloud, for my public cloud deployment.
My overall review rating for Ubuntu Linux is eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Has supported secure application hosting and reliable server management
What is our primary use case?
I use Ubuntu Linux for servers and hosting applications.
What is most valuable?
I find the GUI to be good in Ubuntu Linux , and I appreciate the open SSH. The fact that it is free since it is open and open-source is why I appreciate it and feel it is secured. We have multiple different kinds of support related to Ubuntu Linux, including official support and other options.
I am currently using laptops, desktops, and servers, and Ubuntu Linux supports all these devices. If I need it for Raspberry Pi or something similar, I can download another Linux distribution.
Ubuntu Linux is scalable, especially for servers. We prefer using Ubuntu Linux Servers rather than Windows.
The biggest advantage of Ubuntu Linux for me is that it is open-source, secured, and scalable.
What needs improvement?
I was thinking that Ubuntu Linux and Windows would work on the same machine. With Windows 11 , they came together, so it is a good thing. On the GUI, when I use SSH or PuTTY or what is called a console port to connect with the network devices or servers, it is somehow difficult compared with Windows. If it gets easier, then it will be great.
For how long have I used the solution?
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
At this time, I have no issues with the stability of Ubuntu Linux.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
So far, I do not have any issues related to security in Ubuntu Linux. Whenever there is an update or whenever I install an application, I update it. Therefore, I do not have any significant issues with the Ubuntu Server.
Everything is good with Ubuntu Linux. I do not have any significant challenges with Ubuntu Linux.
How are customer service and support?
I have not contacted Ubuntu Linux support.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
How was the initial setup?
Setting up Ubuntu Linux is easy for me. It takes just 10 minutes.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I am currently using laptops, desktops, and servers, and Ubuntu Linux supports all these devices. If I need it for Raspberry Pi or something similar, I can download another Linux distribution.
What other advice do I have?
I was thinking that Ubuntu Linux and Windows would work on the same machine. With Windows 11 , they came together, so it is a good thing. On the GUI, when I use SSH or PuTTY or what is called a console port to connect with the network devices or servers, it is somehow difficult compared with Windows. If it gets easier, then it will be great.
It is really hard to think of specific benefits in Ubuntu Linux that are not available in Windows at this time. However, on the security side, Ubuntu Linux is more secured.
At this time, we do not purchase anything related to Ubuntu Linux Server through AWS Marketplace .
On a scale from one to ten, I would give Ubuntu Linux a rating of nine.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Discovering extensive documentation and seamless software integration elevates daily operations
What is our primary use case?
Ubuntu Linux is my operating system for daily use, and because I am related to networking operations, I prefer Linux over Windows. The FortiClient in Windows is very limiting and the IT department most of the time doesn't know how to open certain ports or are very limited in their skills with FortiClient, so I have more freedom to open ports and run some services with it.
What is most valuable?
One of the best features of Ubuntu Linux is that if I need something, I just download it. Everything I need I could search for on the net and just download it and use it, whereas Windows is more problematic.
Ubuntu Linux's rapid support and extensive documentation are fine to me. Every time I need to do something, I find well-explained documentation about the process, so I have no complaints about the documentation or the info about how to do it.
What needs improvement?
I always use just the LTS versions of Ubuntu Linux, but I found recently some software that needs the 20.04 version, which is out of the support lifecycle, and those systems are needed by us, causing a problem when I tried to upgrade. The systems stopped working and it was a disaster, as they support the LTS but the old ones, and when I need to update some packages, they are out of the support system support cycle.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used Ubuntu Linux for maybe 12 years.
How are customer service and support?
I have never rated the support or customer service of Ubuntu Linux as I have never used it.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My experience with the pricing for Ubuntu Linux is that I always use the free version, so I never paid for any installations or support.
What other advice do I have?
I have not used Ubuntu Linux's cloud-init capabilities for configuring or managing instances in cloud environments.
I don't know of any things that could be better with Ubuntu Linux, as everything works fine.
On a scale of one to ten, I would rate Ubuntu Linux a 10 plus.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Good compatibility and improvement needed in migration process
What is our primary use case?
I basically work only in Linux because I'm a Linux system administrator, so I preferably only work in Linux systems.
I'm basically a system admin in the Linux domain, and I work in EC2 instances only. My work revolves around Drupal websites, as I work in an organization that primarily focuses on Drupal websites. To run those Drupal websites, we use EC2 instances as our server, so that is the main expertise I have.
I am not exactly in development because I'm in operations, but that can come into the role itself because I'm involved in operations, not the development team itself.
What is most valuable?
I am currently using Ubuntu Linux internally in my company, and for customers too.
For long-term support, it has been good because in most enterprise environments, people still use Ubuntu Linux sixteen, which is quite obsolete now. Other enterprise versions do not support obsolete systems, so supportability is good in terms of Ubuntu Linux. For sustainability, it's quite a significant point of view for every organization. For us, Ubuntu Linux is the preferable way.
The documentation for Ubuntu Linux is quite extensive; you'll gain the information that we intend to, but you need to have the ability to navigate through the documents. That's very good knowledge that they provide, and that's a solid point from me.
Most people prefer Ubuntu Linux. If they want any specific tooling, such as SAP applications, people use SUSE or Red Hat for specific hybrid infrastructures related to security. If people want reliability and flexibility to run anything, they use Ubuntu Linux. Compatibility with hardware is very good with Ubuntu Linux; I have seen very few issues regarding compatibility.
The first advantage is that it's price-efficient as far as the enterprise version is concerned. There's not a very big difference, but if you are running ten to twenty thousand fleets, those few dollars could mean a lot for some organizations. The second advantage is compatibility with any hardware, and the third is reliable OS updates and support.
Any Linux is scalable in terms of capacity, and on a day-to-day basis, we use scalability options with the help of Kubernetes clusters. It's very convenient to scale it up to any form needed because Ubuntu Linux itself is a lightweight OS.
What needs improvement?
For long-term support, it has been good because in most enterprise environments, people still use Ubuntu Linux sixteen, which is quite obsolete now. Other enterprise versions do not support obsolete systems, so supportability is good in terms of Ubuntu Linux. For sustainability, it's quite a significant point of view for every organization. For us, Ubuntu Linux is the preferable way. For others, it might not be, so that is quite a subjective matter itself.
The pinpoint of the problem is that they take time because they need specific information. We need to go to AWS first, and then they'll contact the Ubuntu Linux support team itself. This creates a two-way hop for us, which is why it's not that great. It's not really Ubuntu Linux's problem but rather the way we are accessing Ubuntu Linux.
The migration part when migrating an application or one version of Ubuntu Linux to another is quite hectic. During the process, one or many applications might crash. That is something they could handle themselves, but I don't think that's something Ubuntu Linux will look into. During a migration project that I was handling, Ubuntu Linux was not completely compatible for the migration process from one application to another. This is an area they could improve in migrating from minor versions to major versions.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with Ubuntu Linux for three years now, and I've used different flavors from sixteen to twenty-two, and now it's the latest focal, which is twenty-five.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
For me, it's quite simple because we don't frequently update the stack itself. For many people, it is subjective because if you're running very dynamic applications, not only on Ubuntu Linux but any Linux systems, it can be quite subjective based on the applications they are using. If updates happen frequently, no system would be stable without tuning it every time there's an update. For us, it's quite reliable in terms of stability.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Any Linux is scalable in terms of capacity, and on a day-to-day basis, we use scalability options with the help of Kubernetes clusters. It's very good as there is no technical reasoning against it because Ubuntu Linux itself is a lightweight OS, so it's very convenient to scale it up to any form needed.
How are customer service and support?
The main issue is that they take time because they need specific information. We need to go to AWS first, and then they'll contact the Ubuntu Linux support team itself. This creates a two-way hop for us, which is why it's not that great. It's not really Ubuntu Linux's problem but rather the way we are accessing Ubuntu Linux.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
What other advice do I have?
I would rate Ubuntu Linux a 9 out of 10. Any Linux is scalable in terms of capacity, and on a day-to-day basis, we use scalability options with the help of Kubernetes clusters. It's very good as there is no technical reasoning against it because Ubuntu Linux itself is a lightweight OS, so it's very convenient to scale it up to any form needed.
The migration part when migrating an application or one version of Ubuntu Linux to another is quite hectic. During the process, one or many applications might crash. That is something they could handle themselves, but I don't think that's something Ubuntu Linux will look into. During a migration project that I was handling, Ubuntu Linux was not completely compatible for the migration process from one application to another. This is an area they could improve in migrating from minor versions to major versions.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Performs efficiently but requires overcoming a learning curve
What is our primary use case?
I am mostly dealing with Ubuntu Linux systems currently. Instead of using Windows, we have been given Ubuntu Linux , and that is what we have been using for our day-to-day activities. When we were due for an update, we switched from Windows to Ubuntu Linux, which has been a few months ago.
What is most valuable?
I believe everything works faster than it used to in Windows. I have never experienced a crash on Ubuntu Linux. The system works great with perfect stability.
What needs improvement?
There were some initial issues with logging into the system, but I do not remember much about them now. Currently, there are no issues. I do not think Ubuntu Linux has a robust documentation library.
For how long have I used the solution?
I am probably not in a place to say much about this as I have only been using it for a few months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I have never experienced a crash on Ubuntu Linux. The system has been completely stable, which makes it deserve a perfect score. The system works great without any crashes.
How are customer service and support?
IT helps at times, so that is who we reach out to. It was our IT support person who helped us out. We have never had to reach out to Ubuntu Linux directly.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have not been working with Microsoft products recently. I have been working with other tools. I have not touched any Microsoft tools this year. Last year, I used Microsoft products minimally.
What was our ROI?
I am not sure about the return on investment. The higher-ups would likely know if they saved money since Microsoft is licensed while Ubuntu Linux does not require a license.
What other advice do I have?
There are many differences between Ubuntu Linux and Windows as they are totally different systems. You need to have more knowledge about Linux before using Ubuntu Linux. Although it is designed as a desktop system, basic knowledge is still required. Windows can be used by any layman, which is the main difference.
I do not know much about security breaches or potential issues. The Wi-Fi and wireless capabilities work perfectly fine.
Excluding the learning curve, I would rate it a 10. However, considering the learning curve, I would give it a six or seven.
My advice would be to have patience.
Overall rating: 10 out of 10.