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Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a feature of Microsoft Windows that allows for using a Linux environment without the need for a separate virtual machine or dual booting. WSL is installed by default in Windows 11. [ 3 ]
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.
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 .
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux derivatives generally include the union set [clarification needed], which is included in the different versions of RHEL.The version numbers are typically identical to the ones featured in RHEL; as such, the free versions maintain binary compatibility with the paid-for version, which means software intended for RHEL typically runs just as well on a free version.
This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.The specific problem is: Active distributions composed entirely of free software (Dragora GNU/Linux-Libre, gNewSense, Guix System, LibreCMC, Musix GNU+Linux, Parabola GNU/Linux-libre, and Trisquel) need information in all sub categories, #General is complete.
Mandriva Linux Free was a 'traditional' distribution (i.e. one that comes with a dedicated installer, [47] to install the distribution to the computer before it is run). It was 'free' in both senses : it consists entirely of free and open-source software , and it was made available for public download at no charge.
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A light-weight Linux distribution is 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.