Microsoft surprises with its first server Linux distribution: Azure Linux 4.0
Microsoft has announced its first full Linux distribution, Azure Linux 4.0, which can be used on both Azure and desktops. This new release marks a significant shift for Microsoft, which has increasingly embraced Linux in its cloud offerings. Azure Linux 4.0 will serve as a general-purpose cloud distribution, expanding its accessibility beyond previous versions.
- ▪Microsoft released Azure Linux 4.0, its first full Linux distribution.
- ▪The new distribution is based on Fedora and is available as an open-source project on GitHub.
- ▪Azure Linux 4.0 will be a general-purpose virtual machine image for all Azure customers.
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Business Home Business Enterprise Software Microsoft surprises with its first server Linux distribution: Azure Linux 4.0 You'll be able to run this Linux distro on both Azure and your desktop using Windows Subsystem for Linux. Here's what we know about it so far. Written by Steven Vaughan-Nichols, Senior Contributing EditorSenior Contributing Editor May 18, 2026 at 3:53 p.m. PT Joan Cros/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.ZDNET's key takeawaysMicrosoft released its first full Linux distro: Azure Linux 4.0Azure Linux has split into Azure Container Linux and the new virtual machine edition: Azure Linux.Microsoft effectively admits that it's a de facto Linux-based company.Minneapolis - So, there I was at Open Source Summit North America, listening…
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