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• Linux's malleability makes it a good target for deploying cloud-native applications, but also leads to confusion and inconsistency
• Managing package dependencies and ensuring consistency across different distributions is a major challenge
• Artisanal changes made to deployments can lead to security vulnerabilities and make it difficult to track changes
• Various tools and distributions, such as Kubernetes, Fedora CoreOS, and Bottle Rocket, are available to address these challenges