Microsoft has come out with yet another exciting news for server operations and cloud solutions. After a product launch for the consumer sector, Microsoft now aims to bring Linux directly to mainstream Windows with the help of certain base shells for their operating systems. Reports from the internet also indicate that the same shall also be introduced to Microsoft Azure services and Windows Server. At a time when mainstream IT professionals are distraught over using Windows over Linux, the software development industry will certainly thank Microsoft for such a move.
As reported by ZDNet, Microsoft's new move will also facilitate an easy activation process. The new move will result in Ubuntu, SUSE and Fedora etc making their way to Windows very soon. Carmen Crincoli, who's an independent vendor partner manager tweeted about Linux finally being brought into Windows in 2017. With his help, Ubuntu desktop on Windows 10 will run on native Windows libraries and programs as a 'Windows Subsystem for Linux' or WSL.
The report says Microsoft has continuously improved the WSL even part of the Creators Update for Windows 10 operating systems by adding numerous features to it. As per latest information from Microsoft, the installation process now has been made easier than before and even sees a decrease in the number of installation steps.
Details from ArsTechnica highlight that Windows Server operating system will be able to run scripts that are written for Linux. Linux will now be a part of the Windows Server 2016 Insider Program starting this summer where Microsoft will roll out new developer preview builds of their server OS. While normal desktop users will most probably not benefit from it, it's a great move for people working in mainstream IT services especially in server operations and cloud solutions which at the moment is mainly worked upon with the help of Linux.
