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Microsoft just released Azure Linux 4.0, their very own Fedora-derived, RPM-based server distribution. But that's not all—they also dropped Azure Container Linux, Coreutils for Windows, and a $5,000+ AI workstation with native Linux GPU passthrough. Is Microsoft truly embracing open source, or are we witnessing the beginning of a new Embrace, Extend, Extinguish strategy?

In this deep dive, I break down exactly what Microsoft announced at Build 2026, the technical specs of Azure Linux 4.0 (including DNF5, Linux 6.18 LTS, and post-quantum cryptography), and what this means for competitors like Red Hat and Canonical. As a sysadmin with 25 years of IT experience, I'll give you my honest assessment of whether you should trust Microsoft's Linux on your Azure infrastructure.

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[-] hello_hello@hexbear.net 1 points 5 days ago

You dont need it, you just need to go into the terminal and type in this obscure incantation to fix everything.

Microslop regressing back to what Linux users had to deal with ten years ago is funny.

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