How do I fix "amazon-linux-extras: command not found"?

Stop calling amazon-linux-extras — it does not exist on AL2023. Search the current repositories first with `dnf search ` and `dnf provides '*/ '`; package names vary by AL2023 release. If the package is absent from core, check the documented SPAL repository and its support limitations. Update Dockerfiles and user-data scripts that still run `amazon-linux-extras enable ...` / `install`. Source: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/linux/al2023/ug/compare-with-al2.html

Amazon Linux 2023

amazon-linux-extras: command not found

amazon-linux-extras: command not found

What it means

The amazon-linux-extras mechanism was removed in Amazon Linux 2023; it only exists on Amazon Linux 2.

Why it happens

Amazon Linux 2023 dropped the Extras Library. Packages that used to live behind amazon-linux-extras may now be in the core repositories under a different name or in SPAL (Supplementary Packages for Amazon Linux).

How to fix it

Stop calling amazon-linux-extras — it does not exist on AL2023.
Search the current repositories first with `dnf search <name>` and `dnf provides '*/<binary>'`; package names vary by AL2023 release.
If the package is absent from core, check the documented SPAL repository and its support limitations.
Update Dockerfiles and user-data scripts that still run `amazon-linux-extras enable ...` / `install`.

Related deadline: Amazon Linux 2 EOL — 2026-06-30.

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Primary source: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/linux/al2023/ug/compare-with-al2.html

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