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  2. Azure Linux - Wikipedia

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    Azure Linux, previously known as CBL-Mariner (in which CBL stands for Common Base Linux), [3] is a free and open-source Linux distribution that Microsoft has developed. It is the base container OS for Microsoft Azure services [4] [5] and the graphical component of WSL 2. [6]

  3. Windows Subsystem for Linux - Wikipedia

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    Multiple Linux distributions could be installed and were available for install in the Windows Store. [11] In 2017 Richard Stallman expressed fears that integrating GNU functionality into Windows will only hinder the development of free software, calling efforts like WSL "a step backward in the campaign for freedom." [12]

  4. Mingw-w64 - Wikipedia

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    MSYS2 ("minimal system 2") is a software distribution and a development platform for Microsoft Windows, based on Mingw-w64 and Cygwin, that helps to deploy code from the Unix world on Windows. It plays the same role the old MSYS did in MinGW.

  5. TopologiLinux - Wikipedia

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    TopologiLinux is a free Linux distribution to be run on an existing Microsoft Windows system. The main feature of TopologiLinux is that it does not require any partitioning. It is based on Slackware and Cooperative Linux (coLinux).

  6. Wine (software) - Wikipedia

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    Bob Amstadt, the initial project leader, and Eric Youngdale started the Wine project in 1993 as a way to run Windows applications on Linux.It was inspired by two Sun Microsystems products, Wabi for the Solaris operating system, and the Public Windows Interface, [10] which was an attempt to get the Windows API fully reimplemented in the public domain as an ISO standard but rejected due to ...

  7. EndeavourOS - Wikipedia

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    EndeavourOS began as a continuation of the Antergos Linux distribution, a distribution itself based on Arch Linux, a general-purpose Linux distribution.In May 2019, Antergos' developers abruptly announced that development on the project would cease; [6] a moderator of Antergos' forums discussed the idea of maintaining the community on a new forum.

  8. Light-weight Linux distribution - Wikipedia

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    A light-weight Linux distribution a Linux distribution that uses lower memory and processor-speed requirements than a more "feature-rich" Linux distribution. The lower demands on hardware ideally result in a more responsive machine , and allow devices with fewer system resources (e.g. older or embedded hardware ) to be used productively.

  9. Snap (software) - Wikipedia

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    Snap is a software packaging and deployment system developed by Canonical for operating systems that use the Linux kernel and the systemd init system. The packages, called snaps, and the tool for using them, snapd, work across a range of Linux distributions [3] and allow upstream software developers to distribute their applications directly to users.