When you launch a cluster using Amazon EMR 6.6.0 or higher, it automatically uses the latest Amazon Linux 2 release that has been validated for the default Amazon EMR AMI. You can specify a different Amazon Linux release for your cluster with the Amazon EMR console or the AWS CLI.
To change the Amazon Linux release when you create a cluster from the console
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Sign in to the AWS Management Console, and open the Amazon EMR console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/emr
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Under EMR on EC2 in the left navigation pane, choose Clusters, and then choose Create cluster.
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For EMR version, choose emr-6.6.0 or higher.
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Under Operating system options, choose Amazon Linux release, uncheck the Automatically apply latest Amazon Linux updates check box, and choose a desired Amazon Linux release.
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Choose any other options that apply to your cluster.
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To launch your cluster, choose Create cluster.
