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11 November 2026Feature update+8 / −8 lines

In brief

The supported versions now include Debian 13, Oracle Linux 10, and Rocky Linux 10.

What Entra admins need to know

Administrators can refer to the updated list when planning Entra sign-in for Linux virtual machines; no action is required.

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| --- | --- | | AlmaLinux | AlmaLinux 8, AlmaLinux 9 | | Azure Linux (formerly known as Common Base Linux Mariner)| CBL-Mariner 2.0, Azure Linux 3.0 | | Debian | Debian 9, Debian 10, Debian 11, Debian ~~12 |~~12, Debian 13| | openSUSE | openSUSE Leap 42.3, openSUSE Leap 15.1 to 15.5, openSUSE Leap 15.6+ | | Oracle | Oracle Linux 8, Oracle Linux 9 |, Oracle Linux 10| | RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) | RHEL 7.4 to RHEL 7.9, RHEL 8.3+, RHEL 9.0+, RHEL 10.1 | | Rocky | Rocky 8, Rocky ~~9 |~~9, Rocky 10| | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) | SLES 12, SLES 15.1 to 15.5, SLES 15.6+ | | Ubuntu | Ubuntu 16.04 to Ubuntu 24.04 |

Assign the following role. For detailed steps, see Assign Azure roles by using the Azure portal.

Setting	Value
Role	Virtual Machine Administrator Login or Virtual Machine User Login
Assign access to	User, group, service principal, or managed identity

![Screenshot that shows the page for adding a role assignment.](../../media/common/add-role-assignment-page.png)

After a few moments, the security principal is assigned the role at the selected scope.

Azure Cloud Shell

@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ The following Linux distributions are currently supported for deployments in a s | --- | --- | | AlmaLinux | AlmaLinux 8, AlmaLinux 9 | | Azure Linux (formerly known as Common Base Linux Mariner)| CBL-Mariner 2.0, Azure Linux 3.0 |-| Debian | Debian 9, Debian 10, Debian 11, Debian 12 |+| Debian | Debian 9, Debian 10, Debian 11, Debian 12, Debian 13| | openSUSE | openSUSE Leap 42.3, openSUSE Leap 15.1 to 15.5, openSUSE Leap 15.6+ |-| Oracle | Oracle Linux 8, Oracle Linux 9 |+| Oracle | Oracle Linux 8, Oracle Linux 9 , Oracle Linux 10| | RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) | RHEL 7.4 to RHEL 7.9, RHEL 8.3+, RHEL 9.0+, RHEL 10.1 |-| Rocky | Rocky 8, Rocky 9 |+| Rocky | Rocky 8, Rocky 9, Rocky 10| | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) | SLES 12, SLES 15.1 to 15.5, SLES 15.6+ | | Ubuntu | Ubuntu 16.04 to Ubuntu 24.04 | @@ -210,13 +210,13 @@ To configure role assignments for your Microsoft Entra ID-enabled Linux VMs:  1. Assign the following role. For detailed steps, see [Assign Azure roles by using the Azure portal](/azure/role-based-access-control/role-assignments-portal). -    | Setting | Value |-    | --- | --- |-    | Role | **Virtual Machine Administrator Login** or **Virtual Machine User Login** |-    | Assign access to | User, group, service principal, or managed identity |+ | Setting | Value |+ | --- | --- |+ | Role | **Virtual Machine Administrator Login** or **Virtual Machine User Login** |+ | Assign access to | User, group, service principal, or managed identity |      ![Screenshot that shows the page for adding a role assignment.](../../media/common/add-role-assignment-page.png)-+    After a few moments, the security principal is assigned the role at the selected scope.  ### Azure Cloud Shell