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Microsoft Rolls Out A Linux 6.12 LTS Option For Azure Linux


Microsoft released Azure Linux 3.0.20250910 as the newest version of this in-house Linux distribution used by Azure and other services

Azure Linux is finally offering Linux 6.12 LTS as a hardware enablement "HWE" kernel option for working nicer with newer hardware platforms. Azure Linux 3.0.20250910 also has a number of fixes, systemd-boot is now signed for its AArch64 package, a number of packages are updated for security fixes, and various other minor changes. Downloads and more details on the Azure Linux 3.0 September 2025 release via GitHub.

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