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Azure Linux 4.0 is Microsoft's first general-purpose Linux

Azure Linux 4.0 is Microsoft’s first general-purpose Linux Microsoft’s in-house Linux, the distribution that grew out of CBL-Mariner, just hit public preview as a general-purpose cloud OS you can run on any Azure VM. Here is why that is a real step in Microsoft’s Linux journey, not just a version bump. Microsoft shipped Azure Linux 4.0 into public preview at Build 2026, and for the first time you can run it on any Azure virtual machine, not just as the host underneath Azure Kubernetes Service.

Azure Linux Desktop

Azure Linux "Desktop": A Build 2026 mashup of wslc, WinUI Reactor, and Azure Linux 4.0 A nifty Windows app that boots a full Linux desktop in a window, wiring together the wslc container API, WinUI Reactor, Azure Linux 4.0, .NET 10, with a pinch of nostalgia. I wanted to try out some of the cool stuff that came out of Microsoft Build 2026. Azure Linux "Desktop" is a small Windows app that boots a full Linux desktop in a window.

Canonical sends Ubuntu into the AI agent era

UBUNTU SUMMIT Canonical is still experimenting with the format of the Ubuntu Summit series of free conferences, and its most recent instance, the 26.04 edition, was a primarily online event. There was a small in-person invited audience, which by our informal estimate was about half the size of the one at last October's edition. The event opened with a keynote from Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth, and his opening sentence set the tone for much of what would follow: The agentic revolution...

Google has seriously leaned into AI enshittification lately

Microsoft Build: Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, Coreutils for Windows, air-gapped GitHub and more

Microsoft’s Build event is under way in San Francisco, USA, with the expected focus on agentic AI but also a few surprises, such as Unix-style Coreutils for Windows. CEO Satya Nadella presented Project Solara, based on future devices which "are not meant to run traditional apps. They are designed for agents," according to applied science group leader Steven Bathiche; it is as much aspiration than specific plans and whether it is dream or nightmare is open to question.

Odysseus – self-hosted AI workspace

─────────────────────────────────────────────── ⊹ ࣪ ˖ ૮( ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ )っ Odysseus vers. 1.0 ─────────────────────────────────────────────── A self-hosted AI workspace -- meant to be the self-hosted version of the UI experience you get from ChatGPT and Claude. But with more jank and fun.

OpenBSD 7.9 arrives, a diamond in the rough proud of every sharp edge

OpenBSD 7.9 has been released, maintaining its reputation as a highly secure Unix-like operating system. This version introduces modest features, including support for up to 255 processor cores on amd64 machines and improved CPU scheduler understanding for heterogeneous cores. Additionally, it features "delayed hibernation" to manage low battery power and includes updates to LibreSSL and OpenSSH.