by "cancer" do you mean its not shiny and new? Yes, RHEL6.x is a pain but that's because its old. For what ever reason AWS decided to standardise on that and n

by "cancer" do you mean its not shiny and new? Yes, RHEL6.x is a pain but that's because its old. For what ever reason AWS decided to standardise on that and not 7.x. The crucial part is this: it works, and when it doesn't, there is a boat load of documentation on why and how to fix it.