PowerShell now Open Source AND Cross-Platform! Linux, macOS, Windows
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Sysinternals ProcDump for Linux
Sysinternals are very widely used tools from Microsoft in the Windows world, and now the ProcDump utility has been ported over to Linux as an…
Run Office 365 Apps on Ubuntu with an Open Source Web App Wrapper
Microsoft has already brought Microsoft Teams to Linux as the first Microsoft Office app to officially be supported on Linux. We are still waiting for…
Linux is Most Used OS in Microsoft Azure – over 50 percent of VM cores
For the last few years, Microsoft has stated during event keynotes and in other places that Linux is a rapidly growing operating system (OS) being…
Bash: Syntax error: redirection unexpected
If you’ve encountered the error message “Syntax error: redirection unexpected” while running a script in Ubuntu Linux, you’re not alone. This error can be a…
How to Setup an Ubuntu Linux VM in Azure with Remote Desktop (RDP) Access
Some time back I wrote about doing Visual Studio development with an Azure Virtual Machine (VM). In that article, I showed how you can setup…
Deploy Docker Containers to Azure Web Apps on Linux
The PaaS (Platform as a Service) offerings within Microsoft Azure have been getting expanded out pretty impressively lately. The “extreme PaaS” that is the serverless…
What is an Ubuntu LTS Release? Long Term Support
Ubuntu is one of the most popular Linux distributions available. The Ubuntu Linux operating system has releases published regularly on an interval of every six…
Should Microsoft acquire Canonical / Ubuntu?
Microsoft’s adoption of Linux today is something that appeared to never be possible only a few years ago. It was not even twenty years ago…
LFCS: Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator Certification
The Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS) certification from The Linux Foundation is a full Linux certification for verifying and validating your Linux Operating System…
Tutorial: Create Minecraft Server in Azure on an Ubuntu VM
Setting up a Minecraft server generally takes a bit of work from installing the Operating System, installing Java, to setting up the Minecraft Server to…
Add New Root User to Ubuntu Linux Server using Bash
When installing Ubuntu, or any Linux distro, a root user will be created. However, there are many times when you need to create additional users…
Azure Marketplace: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtual Machine
There are many different Virtual Machine (VM) images available in the Azure Marketplace, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux is one of them. Just login to the Azure…
How to check the Ubuntu Server Version Installed/Running
With the increasing use of Linux, and specifically Ubuntu Server, in the Microsoft Azure ecosystem, it’s getting more important to know what version of the…
Azure Storage Explorer now supports Linux and more
When the Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer was first released, it did seem a little odd that Microsoft would neglect supporting Linux. However, they did support…
Microsoft Linux Conference WSLconf Coming March 2020
Microsoft announced they are going to be hosting the first Microsoft Linux conference, named WSLconf 1, on March 10 – 11, 2020. The new WSLconf…
Create Linux VM in Microsoft Azure
There are many reasons to create a Linux Virtual Machine (VM) in Azure; like hosting a web server, database, or many other uses for VMs.…
Upgrading Ubuntu Linux Version
There are several ways to upgrade a Linux installation. With Ubuntu, the recommended upgrade method is to use the do-release-upgrade command. This command is the…
MCSA: Linux on Azure Certification (RETIRED)
Among the various Microsoft MCSA certification, the MCSA: Linux on Azure is certainly a little of it’s own league. This is the only Microsoft certification…
Microsoft Edge Browser Coming to Linux
Microsoft has been increasingly supporting Linux, and the latest application coming to Linux is the Microsoft Edge web browser. About a year ago we saw…