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Microsoft's new Azure Linux 4.0 is here, and it could replace Windows Server in the enterprise

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Microsoft's Linux server distribution is now available as an ISO to install on your own server or virtual machine.

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Microsoft announced the public preview of Azure Linux 4.0 at its Microsoft Build in-house trade fair. Microsoft's Linux distribution, specifically designed for Azure's cloud service, is now available for Azure Virtual Machines, VM Scale Sets and Container Images; support for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Windows subsystem

Microsoft has released its in-house distribution Azure Linux 4.0 for the first time as ISO for everyone to download. However, a desktop operating system is not the Fedora offshoot: the system targets servers and containers in the Azure cloud.

After a first announcement in May, Microsoft has now for the first time made available its own Linux distribution in the form of ISO files for everyone to download. It is still a preview that should not be used productively. (Read more)

Microsoft fundamentally updates its cloud distribution Azure Linux. Version 4.0 relies on a modern basis and more security for containers.

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ghacks.net broke the news on Thursday, July 2, 2026.
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