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The documentation exhibits a Windows bias in several ways: all command-line examples (including for Linux VMs) use PowerShell and Azure PowerShell cmdlets, with no native Bash/CLI equivalents provided for Linux users. The sample outputs and instructions are shown from a Windows environment (e.g., PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>), even when managing Linux VMs. Windows-specific tools and paths are referenced first and more thoroughly. There is a lack of Linux-native command-line or scripting examples, and the removal command is only shown in PowerShell.

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Provide Azure CLI (az) command examples alongside or instead of Azure PowerShell cmdlets, especially for Linux VM scenarios.
Show Linux-native shell (Bash) commands and sample outputs for Linux users, including connecting to VMs, deploying templates, and removing extensions.
Balance the order of presentation: do not always present Windows first; alternate or present both OSes in parallel.
Include Linux-specific troubleshooting and log file locations in parity with Windows.
Clarify when commands are cross-platform (e.g., Azure CLI) and when they are Windows-only (e.g., PowerShell), and guide users to install necessary tools on their platform.

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$templateFile = "Path to addGPUextensiontoVM.json"
$templateParameterFile = "Path to addGPUExtLinuxVM.parameters.json"
$RGName = "<Name of your resource group>"
New-AzureRmResourceGroupDeployment -ResourceGroupName $RGName -TemplateFile $templateFile -TemplateParameterFile $templateParameterFile -Name "<Name for your deployment>"

Get-AzureRmVMExtension -ResourceGroupName myResourceGroup -VMName <VM Name> -Name <Extension Name>

   PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> "C:\12-09-2020\ExtensionTemplates\addGPUextensiontoVM.json"
   C:\12-09-2020\ExtensionTemplates\addGPUextensiontoVM.json
   PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> $templateFile = "C:\12-09-2020\ExtensionTemplates\addGPUextensiontoVM.json"
   PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> $templateParameterFile = "C:\12-09-2020\ExtensionTemplates\addGPUExtWindowsVM.parameters.json"
   PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> $RGName = "myasegpuvm1"
   PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> New-AzureRmResourceGroupDeployment -ResourceGroupName $RGName -TemplateFile $templateFile -TemplateParameterFile $templateParameterFile -Name "deployment3"

   DeploymentName          : deployment3
   ResourceGroupName       : myasegpuvm1
   ProvisioningState       : Succeeded
   Timestamp               : 12/16/2020 12:18:50 AM
   Mode                    : Incremental
   TemplateLink            :
   Parameters              :
                          Name             Type                       Value
                          ===============  =========================  ==========
                          vmName           String                     VM2
                          extensionName    String                     windowsgpuext
                          publisher        String                     Microsoft.HpcCompute
                          type             String                     NvidiaGpuDriverWindows
                          typeHandlerVersion  String                     1.3
                          settings         Object                     {
                            "DriverURL": "http://us.download.nvidia.com/tesla/442.50/442.50-tesla-desktop-winserver-2019-2016-international.exe",
                            "DriverCertificateUrl": "https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=871664",
                            "DriverType": "CUDA"
                          }

   Outputs                 :
   DeploymentDebugLogLevel :
   PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>

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PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> $templateFile = "C:\12-09-2020\ExtensionTemplates\addGPUextensiontoVM.json"
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> $templateParameterFile = "C:\12-09-2020\ExtensionTemplates\addGPUExtLinuxVM.parameters.json"
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> $RGName = "rg2"
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> New-AzureRmResourceGroupDeployment -ResourceGroupName $RGName -TemplateFile $templateFile -TemplateParameterFile $templateParameterFile -Name "deployment7"

DeploymentName          : deployment7
ResourceGroupName       : rg2
ProvisioningState       : Succeeded
Timestamp               : 12/10/2020 10:43:23 PM
Mode                    : Incremental
TemplateLink            :
Parameters              :
                          Name             Type                       Value
                          ===============  =========================  ==========
                          vmName           String                     VM1
                          extensionName    String                     gpuLinux
                          publisher        String                     Microsoft.HpcCompute
                          type             String                     NvidiaGpuDriverLinux
                          typeHandlerVersion  String                     1.3
                          settings         Object                     {
                            "DRIVER_URL": "https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=874271",
                            "PUBKEY_URL":
                          "http://download.microsoft.com/download/F/F/A/FFAC979D-AD9C-4684-A6CE-C92BB9372A3B/7fa2af80.pub",
                            "CUDA_ver": "10.0.130",
                            "InstallCUDA": "true"
                          }

Outputs                 :
DeploymentDebugLogLevel :
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>

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