Microsoft Surprises With Its First Server Linux Distribution: Azure Linux 4.0

Microsoft Surprises With Its First Server Linux Distribution: Azure Linux 4.0

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Jun 16, 2026

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.

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