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Azure Linux (previously CBL-Mariner), is a free and open-source Linux distribution developed by Microsoft and, starting with v4.0, based on Fedora Linux. It is the base container OS for Microsoft Azure services and the graphical component of WSL 2.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux | Developer | Microsoft | 1.00 | infobox |
| Azure Linux | Initial release | April 1, 2020; 6 years ago (2020-04-01) (as CBL-Mariner) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Azure Linux | Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux kernel) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Azure Linux | Latest release | 4.0 / July 1, 2026 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Azure Linux | License | Primarily MIT License, with some components under Apache License v2, GPLv2, and LGPLv2.1 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Azure Linux | Marketing target | Cloud infrastructure and edge products and services | 1.00 | infobox |
| Azure Linux | Official website | aka.ms/azurelinux | 1.00 | infobox |
| Azure Linux | OS family | Linux | 1.00 | infobox |
| Azure Linux | Repository | github.com/microsoft/azurelinux | 1.00 | infobox |
| Azure Linux | Source model | Open source | 1.00 | infobox |
| Azure Linux | Written in | Go, Shell script, C, Roff, Python | 1.00 | infobox |
| Azure Linux | related to overview | Linux Systems Group | 0.60 | section |
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