Microsoft leaves Linux repositories in disrepair for almost an entire day

[Windows Central]

Tux is tired of issues.

[h=2]What you need to know[/h]

• Linux loyalists had a nasty surprise waiting for them on June 16.
• packages.microsoft.com died for the bulk of the day.
• Even when it returned, users reported painfully slow downloads.

Linux fans suffered a not-so-minor inconvenience when packages.microsoft.com went down on June 16. Everything from Visual Studio Code to Microsoft Edge and Teams package links were affected as repositories suffered a serious outage that lasted almost the entirety of a day.

Full story from the WindowsCentral blog...