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'''CBL-Mariner''' (in which CBL stands for Common Base Linux)<ref name="TechRepublic">{{Cite web|first=Mary|last=Branscombe|url=https://www.techrepublic.com/article/what-is-microsoft-doing-with-linux-everything-you-need-to-know-about-its-plans-for-open-source/|title=What is Microsoft doing with Linux? Everything you need to know about its plans for open source|date=December 2, 2020|website=TechRepublic}}</ref> is a [[free and open-source]], [[Linux distribution]] that [[Microsoft]] has developed.
==Overview==
CBL-Mariner is being developed by the ''Linux Systems Group'' at Microsoft for its edge network services and as part of its [[cloud infrastructure]].<ref name="IW" /> The company uses it as the base Linux for
In a similar approach to [[Container Linux]], CBL-Mariner only has the basic packages needed to support and run containers. Common Linux tools are used to add packages and manage [[security update]]s. Updates are offered either as [[RPM Package Manager|RPM]] [[Package manager|packages]] 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 (computing)|firewall]], support for [[digital signature|signed]] updates, and a [[Hardening (computing)|hardened]] [[Kernel (operating system)|kernel]].<ref name="IW" />
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