Security News > 2020 > November > Microsoft Releases EDR for Linux in Public Preview
Microsoft has included support for the latest six most common Linux server distributions within Defender for Endpoint, namely RHEL 7.2+, CentOS Linux 7.2+, Ubuntu 16 LTS or higher LTS, SLES 12+, Debian 9+, and Oracle Linux 7.2.
The Microsoft Defender for Endpoint public preview capabilities are available for customers with the preview features enabled in Defender Security Center.
For those customers already running Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Linux, the company recommends configuring some of the Linux servers to Preview mode.
The tech giant has already published documentation on how customers new to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Linux can get started, as well as details on the steps required to test the new EDR for Linux capabilities.
"We are very excited to share today's Linux EDR preview news with you and your feedback is highly valuable to us! Join us on the journey to enhance Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Linux. Try the new Linux EDR capabilities. You can submit feedback [] by clicking on the 'send a smile/frown' icon on the top right corner of the security center," Microsoft notes.