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Azure Linux 4 now publishes a .wsl distribution package alongside the
Azure VM, container, and ISO artifacts, but the README had no pointer to
it. Add a "Using Azure Linux" section covering the per-architecture
download links and the wsl commands to install, list, and enter the
distro.

The distro name in wsl -d AzureLinux-4 matches what wsl-setup derives
at install time from /etc/os-release ("${NAME// /}-${VERSION_ID%.*}"),
which resolves to AzureLinux-4 for Azure Linux 4.0.

Signed-off-by: Muhammad Falak R Wani falakreyaz@gmail.com

Azure Linux 4 now publishes a .wsl distribution package alongside the
Azure VM, container, and ISO artifacts, but the README had no pointer to
it. Add a "Using Azure Linux" section covering the per-architecture
download links and the wsl commands to install, list, and enter the
distro.

The distro name in `wsl -d AzureLinux-4` matches what wsl-setup derives
at install time from /etc/os-release ("${NAME// /}-${VERSION_ID%.*}"),
which resolves to AzureLinux-4 for Azure Linux 4.0.

Signed-off-by: Muhammad Falak R Wani <falakreyaz@gmail.com>
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Pull request overview

Adds Azure Linux 4 WSL download and usage instructions.

Changes:

  • Adds x86_64 and ARM64 .wsl download links.
  • Documents installation, listing, and launch commands.
  • Removes trailing whitespace.

Comment thread README.md
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Install the distribution using `wsl`:

```powershell
wsl --install --from-file "C:\Path\To\AzureLinux-4.0-ARCH.wsl"
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