Ubuntu joins AWS' Microsoft Windows and AWS' own Amazon Linux options on Amazon Workspaces. The Ubuntu desktop is aimed squarely at developers and data-scientists.

The product is a virtual Linux workstation that can be accessed via Amazon’s NICE DCV remote visualization protocol, a standard web browser or a Windows or Mac thin client.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) can now stream Linux applications through AppStream. With AppStream 2.0, people can stream GUI applications or a desktop to the web or through a client.