Linux is Most Used OS in Microsoft Azure – over 50 percent of VM cores

Re:Linux is Most Used OS in Microsoft Azure – over 50 percen... by GordonS on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @02:49PM (#23158041)

I've used Windows on desktop since 3.1, and nowadays Windows 10 is my daily driver - IMO it's the best desktop OS, and always has been.

But for servers, I much prefer Linux. It uses less resources, and it's so much easier to get it into a known and consistent state that Windows.

Also, something about having a GUI for servers has always felt... wrong somehow!

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Re:Linux is Most Used OS in Microsoft Azure – over 50 percen... by mixmastamyk on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @04:39PM (#23159445)

Right tool for the job. Also Windows finally has a terminal and ssh, so it is tolerable.

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Re:Linux is Most Used OS in Microsoft Azure – over 50 percen... by FpUser on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @04:52PM (#23159626)

Almost the same here. I do not really have problems with GUI on server besides you can configure Windows server run without one. But the pricing however is not very attractive for smaller fish.

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Re:Linux is Most Used OS in Microsoft Azure – over 50 percen... by tracker1 on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @07:48PM (#23161557)

WSL2 is the only thing that has made Windows bearable for me. That and VS Code's remote extensions. Almost everything I use is cross platform for years now.

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