Microsoft surprises with its first server Linux distribution: Azure Linux 4.0

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.
ZDNet

Seeking the latest in Linux? There's a right way and a wrong way to use Distrowatch

When I first started using and writing about Linux in the late 1990s, there were just a few distributions to choose from, and even those were a bit hard to discover (unless you knew the right bulletin ...
Ars Technica

Best Linux distro for HP Data Protector Installation server in VM

I don't do much with Linux for work, but I need to install a Linux Installation server for my Data Protector Linux clients so I can update them. I plan to run this in VMware as I really don't need it ...
InfoQ

Microsoft Announces Azure Linux 4.0, Its First General-Purpose Server Linux Distribution

Microsoft announced Azure Linux 4.0 and Azure Container Linux at Open Source Summit. Azure Linux 4.0 is a Fedora-based ...