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We've been toying with switching to cloud based desktops, specifically AWS Workspace. Is there support for Ubuntu desktops though? To this point I've only been able to generate Windows environments.

UPDATE: Amazon Workspaces now supports Amazon Linux 2, an offshoot of CentOS.

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  • Just as an update, AWS Workspaces just launched Ubuntu Desktop as another option: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-workspaces-introduces-ubuntu-desktops/ – Carlos B Oct 03 '22 at 20:35

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Update: Workspaces now have a linux option, in case anyone finds this.

AWS Workspaces only supports Windows at the moment.

From the product description:

Amazon WorkSpaces is a managed, secure cloud desktop service. You can use Amazon WorkSpaces to provision either Windows or Linux desktops

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  • Could you post a source? Those are my findings as well, but an official source would make this best answer :) – Bryant Makes Programs May 08 '18 at 14:08
  • This is no longer the case, there are two versions of Windows and a version of Linux available. I have added an answer, below. – Elliot Aug 23 '18 at 00:28
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    In case anyone is wondering, when Amazon says "Linux Desktop" they specifically mean "Amazon Linux Desktop" there's no other Linux distribution available as far as I can tell – apokryfos Jul 14 '20 at 07:50
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Amazon Workspaces now allows the use of Windows 7 and Windows 10, as well as Amazon Linux 2. There are options that are eligible for the Free Tier.

Descriptions of what software you can install are available here.

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