Cannot use Ubuntu when creating Cloud9 EC2 environment.

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• What is the current behavior? If the current behavior is a 🪲bug🪲: Please provide the steps to reproduce

The API, https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cdk/api/latest/docs/@aws-cdk_aws-cloud9.CfnEnvironmentEC2.html, does not provide a way to select Ubuntu as a platform when creating a Cloud9 EC2 environment.

  private buildCloud9Environment = (envId: string): cloud9.CfnEnvironmentEC2 => {
    const c9 = new cloud9.CfnEnvironmentEC2(this, envId, {
      name: envId,
      description: 'For accessing staging stack',
      subnetId: this._vpcSubnet,
      instanceType: 't2.small',
      automaticStopTimeMinutes: 30,
    });
    return c9;
  }

• What is the expected behavior (or behavior of feature suggested)?

One should be able to choose Amazon Linux vs Ubuntu.

• What is the motivation / use case for changing the behavior or adding this feature?

I’m more familiar with Debian flavors of Linux.

• Please tell us about your environment:

  • Language: TypeScript

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[NGL321]

Hi @realharry!

Thank you for reaching out. Unfortunately, @nmussy is correct, and this is not a feature that is supported by Cloudformation. This makes it difficult for us to implement, and so we typically wait for Cloudformation coverage.

I have put in a ticket to the Cloudformation team regarding this and will update this issue when I can. 😸

[realharry]

Great! Thanks very much, @NGL321 @nmussy. Have a wonderful Friday!!