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How to download and install Linux | Microsoft Learn
Download and install Linux in this tutorial that covers how to choose a distribution, how to use the install command with Windows Subsystem for Linux...
Install WSL | Microsoft Learn
Install Windows Subsystem for Linux with the command, wsl --install. Use a Bash terminal on your Windows machine run by your preferred Linux distribution ...
What is Windows Subsystem for Linux | Microsoft Learn
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a feature of Windows that allows you to run a Linux environment on your Windows machine, without the need for a...
Download Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge is now available on Linux. Download for Linux (.deb) | Linux (.rpm) * Feature availability and functionality may vary by device type, market...
Download .NET 8.0 (Linux, macOS, and Windows)
.NET 8.0 downloads for Linux, macOS, and Windows. .NET is a free, cross-platform, open-source developer platform for building many different types of...
Microsoft Loves Linux - Microsoft Windows Server Blog
Microsoft is doing a lot of work with Linux – for on-premises datacenters and services providers, as well as in the Azure public cloud. We know you run...
Run Linux GUI apps with WSL | Microsoft Learn
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) now supports running Linux GUI applications (X11 and Wayland) on Windows in a fully integrated desktop experience. WSL 2...
Microsoft Teams is now available on Linux
Starting today, Microsoft Teams is available for Linux users in public preview, enabling high quality collaboration experiences for the open source...
Virtual Machines—Linux | Microsoft Azure
Get up and running with your favorite Linux distribution. More than 60 percent of customer cores in Azure run Linux workloads. Choose from popular Linux...
Become a Microsoft Edge Insider | Microsoft Edge
Our three preview channels—Canary, Dev, and Beta—are available on all supported versions of Windows, Windows Server as well as macOS, mobile, and Linux...
Windows Subsystem for Linux Documentation | Microsoft Learn
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) lets developers run a GNU/Linux environment -- including most command-line tools, utilities, and applications -- directly...
Download .NET (Linux, macOS, and Windows)
Free downloads for building and running .NET apps on Linux, macOS, and Windows. Runtimes, SDKs, and developer packs for .NET Framework, .NET, and ASP.NET.
Install Linux Subsystem on Windows Server | Microsoft Learn
The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is available for installation on Windows Server 2019 (version 1709) and later. This guide will walk through the steps...
Tools and commands for running SQL Server 2019 on Linux
sqlcmd and Bulk Copy Protocol (BCP)—These command-line tools are natively available on Linux. sqlcmd is a command-line query utility, and BCP is a bulk...
Linux resources at Microsoft | Microsoft Learn
Explore Linux resources at Microsoft including install tools, Linux versions of MS products, cloud architecture, training, partnerships, news, and Open...
SQL Server 2017 on Windows and Linux | Microsoft
Gain mission-critical uptime, fast failover, easy setup, and load balancing of readable secondaries with enhanced Always On in SQL Server 2017—a unified...
Basic commands for WSL | Microsoft Learn
Install WSL and the default Ubuntu distribution of Linux. Learn more. You can also use this command to install additional Linux distributions by running wsl...
Install .NET on Linux distributions - .NET | Microsoft Learn
This article describes how .NET is available on various Linux distributions. . NET can be installed by a package manager, snap, or manually. . NET is also...
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint | Microsoft Security
Defender for Endpoint is a comprehensive, cloud-native endpoint security solution that delivers visibility and AI-powered cyberthreat protection to help...
Get started with Linux using WSL | Microsoft Learn
This tutorial will help those new to Linux to get started installing and updating packages using the Ubuntu distribution of Linux that is installed by...