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The microsoft cloud os tag covers Microsoft's cloud-focused operating system strategy, including Azure Linux, a Fedora-based Linux distribution for Azure VMs. Discussions center on Microsoft's shift toward treating operating systems as cloud infrastructure components, with Azure Linux 4.0 enabling customer testing on Azure virtual machines and container images. The tag reflects Microsoft's evolution from internal tools like CBL-Mariner to publicly available cloud OS offerings, emphasizing integration with the Fedora ecosystem and the role of operating systems in modern cloud environments.
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    Azure Linux 4.0 Public Preview: Fedora-Based Microsoft Linux for Azure VMs

    Microsoft announced the public preview of Azure Linux 4.0 on June 2, 2026, making its Fedora-derived, RPM-based Linux distribution available for evaluation on Azure virtual machines, VM Scale Sets, and container images. The news is not that Microsoft now “has a Linux distro”; it has had one for...
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