Please check them out at https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/p ... 5gpkye3rhg for x86_64 version and https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/p ... l6yxxk4ppq for arm64 version.
We also take this chance to announce that, after so many successful years, we decided to retire some old versions, including our very first Ubuntu Desktop 14.04 and Ubuntu Desktop 16.04.
Below is a detailed feature comparison of current Ubuntu Desktop AMI products.
| Features | Ubuntu Desktop 18.04/20.04 | Ubuntu Desktop 22.04 |
| Protocols supported | HTTP/HTTPS, VNC, RDP | HTTP/HTTPS, VNC, RDP |
| Desktops supported (* : default desktop) | Ubuntu, Gnome, Lubuntu, Xubuntu (*) | Ubuntu/Unity(*) |
| VNC port | 5900 | 5900 |
| Initial VNC password | EC2 instance ID | EC2 instance ID |
| Initial "ubuntu" user password | EC2 instance ID | EC2 instance ID |
| Desktop resizing | auto-resizing for Web browser sessions and certain VNC clients (e.g., tigerVNC); Client specified sizing for RDP sessions | auto-resizing for Web browser sessions and certain VNC clients (e.g., tigerVNC); Client specified sizing for RDP sessions |
| Copy'n'Paste | Yes, via Clipboard widget for browser, and natively supported in VNC/RDP clients; direct copy'n'paste for chrome/edge browsers (20.04 only) | Yes, via Clipboard widget for browser, and natively supported in VNC/RDP clients; direct copy'n'paste for chrome/edge browsers |
| multiple user support | Yes via RDP protocol | Yes via RDP protocol |
| Sound/microphone support | Yes via RDP protocol | Yes via RDP protocol |
| Has 64bit ARM version | Yes | Yes |
| Encrypted connection | Yes (https for browser; VNC/TLS use TLS; RDP) | Yes (https for browser; VNC/TLS use TLS; RDP) |