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The fedora based linux tag covers coverage of Microsoft’s Azure Linux 4.0, a Fedora-based distribution entering public preview for Azure virtual machines and VM Scale Sets. The featured discussion examines Microsoft’s strategy of maintaining its own Linux operating system for cloud customers rather than competing directly with desktop distributions such as Fedora or Canonical’s Ubuntu. It also considers Azure Linux as part of the infrastructure beneath Azure cloud services, Kubernetes deployments, and AI workloads. Readers will find context on the distribution’s role in Microsoft’s cloud platform and its availability for testing in virtualized Azure environments.
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    Azure Linux 4.0 Public Preview: Microsoft’s Fedora-Based Distro for VM Scale Sets

    Microsoft used Build 2026 to push Azure Linux 4.0 into public preview on Azure virtual machines and VM Scale Sets, turning a once-internal cloud operating system into a free, Microsoft-maintained Linux distribution for customers to test. The historical irony is irresistible, but the more...
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