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Clarify installation notes for customized Linux OS
Updated the note on Microsoft Defender for Endpoint installation on customized Linux environments for clarity and consistency.
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> Distributions and versions that aren't explicitly listed above are unsupported
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> Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is kernel-version agnostic for all other supported distributions and versions. The minimal requirement for the kernel version is `3.10.0-327` or later.
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> Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Linux **can be installed and may function** on customized operating systems that meet minimal kernel requirements and are derived from known, standard, vendor‑provided Linux distributions that Microsoft supports . Customers are free to onboard and run MDE on such environments; Microsoft does not block onboarding or execution.
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> However, these customized environments are not part of Microsoft’s validated or maintained support baseline. As a result, they are treated as custom OS configurations from a support perspective.
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> Customers are expected to validate MDE within these custom environments and, if needed, reproduce issues on a supported, standard (unmodified) Linux distribution. If an issue cannot be reproduced on a supported standard base distribution, Microsoft may be unable to proceed with further investigation or remediation.
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> For full support coverage and a predictable support experience, customers are recommended to run MDE on a supported, vendor-provided Linux distribution as outlined in the official prerequisites.
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> Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on Linux **can be installed and may function** on customized operating systems that meet minimal kernel requirements and are derived from known, standard, vendor‑provided Linux distributions that Microsoft supports. Customers are free to onboard and run Defender for Endpoint on such environments; Microsoft does not block onboarding or execution.
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> However, these customized environments aren't part of Microsoft’s validated or maintained support baseline. As a result, they are treated as custom OS configurations from a support perspective.
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> Customers are expected to validate Defender for Endpoint within these custom environments and, if needed, reproduce issues on a supported, standard (unmodified) Linux distribution. If an issue can't be reproduced on a supported standard base distribution, Microsoft might not be able to proceed with further investigation or remediation.
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> For full support coverage and a predictable support experience, customers are recommended to run Defender for Endpoint on a supported, vendor-provided Linux distribution as outlined in the official prerequisites.
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> [!WARNING]
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> Running Defender for Endpoint on Linux alongside other fanotify-based security solutions is not supported and may lead to unpredictable behavior, including system hangs.

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