Despite strong opposition to Microsoft from many Linux users, the company is in fact a significant supporter of the Linux kernel. Though it once looked down on Linux, times have changed. Beyond recruiting open-source experts, the company even develops applications for the world’s most popular Linux branch (Android). Not to mention the handful of Linux distributions that Azure has been backing all along. Today, we have more good news: Microsoft has embraced Linux once again, adding Debian support to Azure.
Yes, Debian, one of the world’s most popular Linux distributions, has officially landed on the Azure Marketplace (joining the ranks of Ubuntu, RHEL, openSUSE, and others already available).