This article will address the topic of Azure Linux, which has gained great relevance in recent years. Since its origins, Azure Linux has sparked countless opinions and debates that have polarized society. This is why it is of utmost importance to analyze this phenomenon in depth and objectively, to understand its implications in various areas, from the social to the economic. Likewise, the impact of Azure Linux in different cultural contexts will be explored, as well as the possible future perspectives that could arise from its evolution. Through reflection and critical analysis, we will seek to shed light on the various facets of Azure Linux, in order to foster a constructive and enriching debate on this topic.
CBL-Mariner is being developed by the Linux Systems Group at Microsoft for its edge network services and as part of its cloud infrastructure. The company uses it as the base Linux for containers in the Azure StackHCI implementation of Azure Kubernetes Service. Microsoft also uses CBL-Mariner in Azure IoT Edge to run Linux workloads on Windows IoT, and as a backend distro to host the Weston compositor for WSLg.
In a similar approach to Fedora CoreOS, CBL-Mariner only has the basic packages needed to support and run containers. Common Linux tools are used to add packages and manage security updates. Updates are offered either as RPMpackages or as complete disk images that can be deployed as needed. Using RPM allows adding custom packages to a base CBL-Mariner image to support additional features and services as needed. Notable features include an iptables-based firewall, support for signed updates, and a hardenedkernel.