Azure supports common Linux distributions including Red Hat, SUSE, Ubuntu, CentOS, Debian, Oracle Linux, and Flatcar Linux. Create your own Linux virtual machines (VMs), deploy and run containers in Kubernetes, or choose from hundreds of pre-configured images and Linux workloads available in Azure Marketplace.

What OS does Azure support?

Operating systemDescriptionAvailable in Azure Stack Hub MarketplaceWindows Server 201264-bitDatacenterWindows Server 2008 R2 SP164-bitDatacenterWindows Server 2008 SP264-bitBring your own imageWindows 10 (see note 1)64-bit, Pro, and EnterpriseBring your own image

Is Azure a Windows or Linux?

Developer(s)MicrosoftInitial releaseOctober 27, 2008Operating systemLinux, Microsoft Windows, iOS, AndroidLicenseClosed source for platform, Open source for client SDKsWebsiteazure.microsoft.com