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hey there! there's no aliases for this no, it's a string lookup in the Amazon interface, and there are thousands of AMIs available. You'd be best to search for your preferred AMI

Also, using the AWS CLI command `ec2 describe images` can help you drill down on AMIs available by owner. See <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/finding-an-ami.html> for more info on how to construct your command.

There’s even an example showing how to retrieve Ubuntu 16.04 AMIs for you to base yours off of