Azure Linux 4.0 is Microsoft's own Fedora-derived Linux distro for Azure cloud workloads. Here is how it compares to Ubuntu, ...

A minimal Linux distro from Microsoft? Anything is possible.

Microsoft announced today at its Build 2026 developer conference the release of Coreutils for Windows, bringing many commonly used Linux command-line utilities to Windows as native applications. The ...

Microsoft is embracing Linux-like command line utilities and integrating its Linux subsystem even further into Windows. Microsoft is embracing Linux-like command line utilities and integrating its ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Spencer Judge discusses the architectural ...

Microsoft used the Open Source Summit North America 2026 event to position open-source infrastructure and hardened Linux distributions as foundational components for emerging AI-native and agentic ...

GitHub confirmed on May 20 that a poisoned VS Code extension installed on an employee’s device gave attackers access to roughly 3,800 internal repositories at the Microsoft-owned code storage and ...

Azure Linux 4.0 expands Microsoft’s Linux strategy for secure AI and server workloads. Azure Container Linux offers hardened, lightweight infrastructure for Azure containers and regulated enterprises.

Microsoft released its first full Linux distro: Azure Linux 4.0. Azure Linux ix split into Azure Container Linux and the virtual machine edition. Microsoft effectively admits that it's a de facto ...

Microsoft is offering voluntary retirement buyouts for the first time in its 51-year history, per reports from CNBC and Bloomberg. According to an internal memo, employees will be eligible if their ...

Linux users seeking alternatives to Microsoft Office often face challenges balancing functionality, compatibility and cost. In a detailed breakdown by Explaining Computers, four prominent options are ...

Update: Microsoft has released out-of-band updates to address this issue on April 20. Microsoft is investigating an issue causing this month's KB5082063 security update to fail to install on some ...